diff --git a/astroid/hooks/delmail b/astroid/hooks/delmail
index 3623c7d..b8eaae7 100755
--- a/astroid/hooks/delmail
+++ b/astroid/hooks/delmail
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ else
   echo "[delmail] [ERROR] not tagged as \"${TAG}\" and therefore not deleted: ${ID}" >> $LOG
 fi
 
+sleep 5
+
 notmuch new