diff --git a/.github/workflows/hitl.yml b/.github/workflows/hitl.yml
index 0a39a6e..85a00d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hitl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hitl.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ jobs:
           repository: quartiq/hitl
           client-payload: '{"github": ${{ toJson(github) }}}'
 
+      - name: Wait for startup
+        runs: sleep 30
+
       - uses: fountainhead/action-wait-for-check@v1.0.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}