diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/33_lcdproc b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/33_lcdproc
index 6d42b5cc6c..803661a917 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/33_lcdproc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/33_lcdproc
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@
 
     # sleep 10sec. to for irserver loading
       if [ "$LCD_DRIVER" = "irtrans" ]; then
-        usleep 10000000
+        usleep 7000000
       fi
 
+  # sleep another 3sec. to for irserver loading
+    usleep 7000000
     LCDd -c $LCD_CONFIG -d $LCD_DRIVER > /dev/null 2>&1
 
   fi