diff --git a/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml b/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml
index f8461dd..d4fd1cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ms5.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "$(docker ps -q -f name=api-container)" ]; then
             echo "Stopping existing API container..."
             docker stop api-container
+            sleep 10
           fi
           if [ "$(docker ps -aq -f status=exited -f name=api-container)" ]; then
             echo "Removing existing API container..."