diff --git a/general/overlay/usr/sbin/sysupgrade b/general/overlay/usr/sbin/sysupgrade
index 513ffa9a..eccd0d1e 100755
--- a/general/overlay/usr/sbin/sysupgrade
+++ b/general/overlay/usr/sbin/sysupgrade
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ download_firmware() {
 free_resources() {
 	echo_c 37 "\nStop services, sync files, free up memory"
 	killall -q -3 majestic
+  sleep 1
 	/etc/init.d/S60crond stop
 	/etc/init.d/S49ntpd stop
 	/etc/init.d/S21rngd stop