diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm
index 11a8108208..d82ec20b56 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ virt_install_command: virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
                   ip={{ eth0_ip }}::{{ gw }}:{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}:eth0:none 
                   ip={{ eth1_ip }}:::{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}-nfs:eth1:none"
                  --network=bridge=br0,model=virtio --network=bridge=br1,model=virtio
-                 --autostart --noautoconsole
+                 --autostart --noautoconsole; sleep 5
 
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file