diff --git a/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd b/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd
index 515367ff07..07785df00f 100755
--- a/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd
+++ b/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
     progress  "Starting SABnzbd Newsgroup downloader daemon"
 
+  # wait a little bit before starting
+    sleep 3
     python /usr/share/SABnzbd/SABnzbd.py -d $SABNZBD_ARGS > /dev/null 2>&1
 
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