diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/drivers/CostService.js b/src/backend/src/services/drivers/CostService.js
index b0c15e8d6..46ab45ee4 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/drivers/CostService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/drivers/CostService.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class CostService extends BaseService {
             cost_uuid,
         };
         await svc_event.emit('credit.check-available', event);
+        
+        // Temporary update to test a theory
+        await new Promise(rslv => setTimeout(rslv, 500));
 
         // specified minimum or 1/10th of a cent
         const minimum = options.minimum ?? 100;