diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index ae8b76e..a71ab41 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -5689,6 +5689,7 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 	if (ControlFile->state != DB_SHUTDOWNED)
 		pg_usleep(60000000L);
 #endif
+	pg_usleep(30000000L);
 
 	/*
 	 * Verify that pg_xlog and pg_xlog/archive_status exist.  In cases where