diff --git a/stop-backup.sh b/stop-backup.sh
index dc9392a..6a35403 100755
--- a/stop-backup.sh
+++ b/stop-backup.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 echo "backup done!"
 echo "shutting down backups vm"
+echo "Waiting 5 seconds before shutting down..."
+sleep 5
 curl "http://10.10.100.12:8123/stopbackup"
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