diff --git a/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi b/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi
index 0cf522ba1..aaf63d469 100644
--- a/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi
+++ b/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ END
 
 } elsif (($cgiparams{'ACTION'} eq 'update') && (! -e $Pakfire::lockfile)) {
 	&General::system_background("/usr/local/bin/pakfire", "update", "--force", "--no-colors");
+	sleep(1);
 } elsif (($cgiparams{'ACTION'} eq 'upgrade') && (!-e $Pakfire::lockfile)) {
 	&General::system_background("/usr/local/bin/pakfire", "upgrade", "-y", "--no-colors");
+	sleep(1);
 } elsif ($cgiparams{'ACTION'} eq "$Lang::tr{'save'}") {
 	$pakfiresettings{"TREE"} = $cgiparams{"TREE"};