diff --git a/roles/home-gui/files/icewm/startup b/roles/home-gui/files/icewm/startup
index 6118b3a..c0b0c53 100755
--- a/roles/home-gui/files/icewm/startup
+++ b/roles/home-gui/files/icewm/startup
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ -x /usr/local/bin/hsetroot ]
 then
+    sleep 1
     /usr/local/bin/hsetroot -solid steelblue
 fi
 return 0