diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 3e3e4c3dda..510a695c37 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -3146,6 +3146,7 @@ class AWXReceptorJob:
                     except Exception:
                         raise RuntimeError(detail)
 
+        time.sleep(3)
         return res
 
     # Spawned in a thread so Receptor can start reading before we finish writing, we