diff --git a/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js b/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
index da979c3c986..e8270642c7e 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/core/chain-behaviors.js
@@ -289,7 +289,13 @@ harden(makeBridgeManager);
  * }} powers
  */
 export const makeChainStorage = async ({
-  consume: { bridgeManager: bridgeManagerP, loadVat },
+  consume: {
+    bridgeManager: bridgeManagerP,
+    loadVat,
+    // provisioning is here to attempt delaying execution for avoiding failures like
+    // https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/runs/6728088019?check_suite_focus=true
+    provisioning: _provisioning,
+  },
   produce: { chainStorage: chainStorageP },
 }) => {
   const bridgeManager = await bridgeManagerP;
diff --git a/packages/vats/src/core/manifest.js b/packages/vats/src/core/manifest.js
index ef4cc9717a7..4dae4cefe92 100644
--- a/packages/vats/src/core/manifest.js
+++ b/packages/vats/src/core/manifest.js
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ const SHARED_CHAIN_BOOTSTRAP_MANIFEST = harden({
     consume: {
       bridgeManager: true,
       loadVat: true,
+      // provisioning is here to attempt delaying execution for avoiding failures like
+      // https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/runs/6728088019?check_suite_focus=true
+      provisioning: true,
     },
     produce: {
       chainStorage: true,