diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index ad3b6734..c52d2fe3 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ CERTRENEW(){
 	echo
 	echo -e "${idsCL[LightGreen]}Renewing Certificates...${idsCL[Default]}"
 	echo
+	sleep 5
 	$CERT_DAEMON renew --webroot -w /var/www/html 2>&1 | tee ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
     #$CERT_DAEMON --dry-run renew --webroot -w /var/www/html 2>&1 | tee ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	chown -R root:letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt 2>&1 | tee -a ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
@@ -618,6 +619,7 @@ CERTRENEW(){
 NIGHTLYRENEW(){
 	rm -f ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	ssh root@10.5.10.122 service nginx stop
+	sleep 5
 	$CERT_DAEMON renew --webroot -w /var/www/html &>> ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	chown -R root:letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt &>> ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun
 	chmod -R 6775 /etc/letsencrypt &>> ${FOLDER}/cert-renewal.lastrun