diff --git a/RevidCLI.go b/RevidCLI.go
index 712c6c5e..58545906 100644
--- a/RevidCLI.go
+++ b/RevidCLI.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const (
 	defaultRunDuration = 2 * 43200
 	noOfConfigconfigFlags = 19
 	revidStopTime = 5
+	prepTime = 20
 )
 
 const (
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ func main() {
 	config.Timeout 						= *configFlags[timeoutPtr]
 	config.IntraRefreshPeriod	= *configFlags[intraRefreshPeriodPtr]
 
+	time.Sleep(time.Duration(prepTime) * time.Second)
 	createRevidInstance()
 	revidInst.Start()