diff --git a/quickstart/local/prep-ziti.sh b/quickstart/local/prep-ziti.sh
index 82b057c64..4332f3121 100644
--- a/quickstart/local/prep-ziti.sh
+++ b/quickstart/local/prep-ziti.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ ziti-controller edge init "${ZITI_HOME}/controller.yaml" -u "${ZITI_USER}" -p "$
 
 mkdir -p ${ZITI_HOME}
 
+sleep 1
+
 # run the controller
 ziti-controller run "${ZITI_HOME}/controller.yaml" > "${ZITI_HOME}/ziti-controller.log" 2>&1 &
 
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@ ziti edge controller login "${ZITI_EDGE_API_HOSTNAME}" -u "${ZITI_USER}" -p "${Z
 ziti edge controller create edge-router-policy allEdgeRouters --edge-router-roles '#all' --identity-roles '#all'
 ziti edge controller create service-edge-router-policy allSvcRouter --edge-router-roles '#all' --service-roles '#all'
 
+sleep 1
+
 ziti-fabric create router "${ZITI_PKI}/${ZITI_CONTROLLER_INTERMEDIATE_NAME}/certs/${ZITI_ROUTER_BR_HOSTNAME}-client.cert"
 ziti-fabric create router "${ZITI_PKI}/${ZITI_CONTROLLER_INTERMEDIATE_NAME}/certs/${ZITI_ROUTER_BLUE_HOSTNAME}-client.cert"
 ziti-fabric create router "${ZITI_PKI}/${ZITI_CONTROLLER_INTERMEDIATE_NAME}/certs/${ZITI_ROUTER_RED_HOSTNAME}-client.cert"
 
+sleep 1
+
 echo "---------- Creating  edge-router ${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_NAME}...."
 ziti edge controller create edge-router "${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_NAME}" -o "${ZITI_HOME}/${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_NAME}.jwt"
     echo "--- DONE"