diff --git a/init.d/auditd.state b/init.d/auditd.state
index ce777da..9a6b622 100644
--- a/init.d/auditd.state
+++ b/init.d/auditd.state
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ printf "Getting auditd internal state: "
 killproc $prog -CONT
 RETVAL=$?
 echo -e "\n"
+sleep 1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
 	if [ -e $state_file ] ; then
 		cat $state_file