diff --git a/cns.init b/cns.init
index 7c9101d..7223adf 100644
--- a/cns.init
+++ b/cns.init
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ start()
 	cd "[cns_install_dir]"
 	rm -f "[cns_install_dir]/run.pid"
 	./cns -json=cns.json -daemon >/dev/null
+    sleep 3
 	count=0
 	while [ ! -f "[cns_install_dir]/run.pid" ] && [ "$count" -le 10 ]; do
 		sleep 1