diff --git a/.github/workflows/virusTotalAnalysis.js b/.github/workflows/virusTotalAnalysis.js
index 8cadbf860b..9538b00072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/virusTotalAnalysis.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/virusTotalAnalysis.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const glob = require('glob');
 
+function sleep(n) {
+  Atomics.wait(new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4)), 0, 0, n);
+}
+
 module.exports = ({core}, globPattern) => {
   const fs = require('fs');
   const { exec } = require('child_process');
@@ -56,7 +60,6 @@ module.exports = ({core}, globPattern) => {
       fs.writeFileSync('reviewedAddons.json', stringified);
       core.setFailed('VirusTotal analysis failed');
     });
+    await sleep(20 * 1000);
   });
-  // Sleep 20 seconds to avoid rate limiting
-  sleep(20 * 1000);
 };
diff --git a/.github/workflows/virusTotalSubmit.js b/.github/workflows/virusTotalSubmit.js
index 1941130b37..cb1f7560ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/virusTotalSubmit.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/virusTotalSubmit.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const glob = require('glob');
 
+function sleep(n) {
+  Atomics.wait(new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4)), 0, 0, n);
+}
+
 module.exports = ({core}, globPattern) => {
   const fs = require('fs');
   const { exec } = require('child_process');