diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index 3d926614..c40b8b37 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function matrix_nginx {
     systemctl restart nginx
 
     # wait for nginx to start otherwise user add fails later
-    sleep 10
+    sleep 5
 }
 
 function matrix_generate_homeserver_file {