diff --git a/lib/lxc.sh b/lib/lxc.sh
index 87cbc4f..c8ddbca 100644
--- a/lib/lxc.sh
+++ b/lib/lxc.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ LXC_CREATE () {
     [[ "$pipestatus" -eq 0 ]] || exit 1
 
     _LXC_START_AND_WAIT $LXC_NAME
-    sleep 10
+    sleep 3
     set_witness_files
     sleep 3
     log_info "Creating initial snapshot $LXC_NAME ..."
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ _LXC_START_AND_WAIT() {
 		fi
 	done
 
+    sleep 3
+
     LXC_IP=$(lxc exec $1 -- hostname -I | cut -d' ' -f1 | grep -E -o "\<[0-9.]{8,}\>")
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/witness.sh b/lib/witness.sh
index 78b3e30..e2ee316 100644
--- a/lib/witness.sh
+++ b/lib/witness.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ check_witness_files () {
         fi
     }
 
+    sleep 2
+
     # Nginx conf
     check_file_exist "/etc/nginx/conf.d/$DOMAIN.d/witnessfile.conf"
     check_file_exist "/etc/nginx/conf.d/$SUBDOMAIN.d/witnessfile.conf"