diff --git a/services/authload.c b/services/authload.c
index 314d1d40b..b0c7336ea 100644
--- a/services/authload.c
+++ b/services/authload.c
@@ -709,6 +709,13 @@ auth_load_thread_process(struct auth_load_thread* thr)
 	if(gettimeofday(&start, NULL) < 0)
 		log_err("gettimeofday: %s", strerror(errno));
 
+	if(1) {
+		struct timespec dur;
+		dur.tv_sec = 1;
+		dur.tv_nsec = 500ULL * 1000000ULL;
+		nanosleep(&dur, NULL);
+	}
+
 	/* apply data */
 	if(task->task_type == AUTH_LOAD_TASK_ZONEFILE_WRITE) {
 		if(!auth_load_process_write(thr))