diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index b3ebeea8..618554fb 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ STATUS() {
 				yes | ${NHCMD} "cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl"
 			fi
 		done
+		if [ "${1}" = "repl" ]; then
+			sleep 5
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${1}" = "" ] || [ "${1}" = "report" ] || [ "${1}" = "services" ]; then