diff --git a/update.cpp b/update.cpp
index 7b29520..0284b56 100644
--- a/update.cpp
+++ b/update.cpp
@@ -664,6 +664,8 @@ bool Update::doUpdate(int &displayIndex, QStringList const &filesToWorkOn) {
             qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate)
                         << "(" << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ") DOWNLOAD RUNNING";
 
+            QThread::sleep(2);
+
             if (!m_hw->dcDownloadReportThreadStart()) { // may take some time
                 qCritical() << QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate)
                             << "(" << __func__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ") REPORT THREAD NOT STARTED";