diff --git a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
index 97e45f383..ed406345f 100644
--- a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
+++ b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
@@ -6944,6 +6944,8 @@ namespace oam
 
     	void Oam::setSystemDBrootCount()
 	{
+		sleep(1); //let other updates get applied to the config file
+
 		//set the system dbroot number
 		try
 		{