diff --git a/deploy/hooks/post-restore-code b/deploy/hooks/post-restore-code
index 3032a281..a47ca47a 100755
--- a/deploy/hooks/post-restore-code
+++ b/deploy/hooks/post-restore-code
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ echo "replace sphinx config file ..."
 cp $BASEDIR/index/sphinx.conf /etc/sphinxsearch
 
 echo "starting sphinx service ..."
+sleep 1
 sudo -u sphinxsearch /etc/init.d/sphinxsearch start
 END=$(date +%s)
 DIFF=$(( $END - $START ))