diff --git a/bin/prod b/bin/prod
index 4cec421..935fa4c 100755
--- a/bin/prod
+++ b/bin/prod
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ gunicorn \
   --pid $BASE/gunicorn.pid \
   --reload
 
+sleep 1
+
 echo "Starting gunicorn with pid $(cat $BASE/gunicorn.pid)"