diff --git a/cmd/rv/main.go b/cmd/rv/main.go
index a3b60d3a..53d145f7 100644
--- a/cmd/rv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rv/main.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ const (
 	defaultSleepTime = 60 // Seconds
 	profilePath      = "rv.prof"
 	pkg              = "rv: "
+	runPreDelay 	 = 20 * time.Second
 )
 
 // This is set to true if the 'profile' build tag is provided on build.
@@ -145,6 +146,12 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"could not initialise revid", "error", err.Error())
 	}
+	
+	// NB: Problems were encountered with communicating with RTSP inputs. When trying to 
+	// connect it would fail due to timeout; as if things had not been set up quickly 
+	// enough before revid tried to do things. This delay fixes this, but there is probably
+	// a better way to solve this problem.
+	time.Sleep(runPreDelay)
 
 	log.Log(logger.Debug, "beginning main loop")
 	run(rv, ns, log, netLog)