diff --git a/sms-action b/sms-action
index 3d3fd5a..5a85bf2 100644
--- a/sms-action
+++ b/sms-action
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # run action on received SMS
 
 :log info ("Received SMS with action '" . $action . "'");
+# delay a second to give log servers a chance to get the info
+:delay 1s;
 
 :if ($action = "reboot") do={
   / system reboot;