diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/Engine.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/Engine.java
index 95f3da59..c69fd86d 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/Engine.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/Engine.java
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ public class Engine {
             }
             break;
         }
+        try {
+            // wait an extra second for good measure
+            Thread.sleep(1000);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            // ignore
+        }
         return false; 
     }