diff --git a/src/cloudai/_core/base_runner.py b/src/cloudai/_core/base_runner.py
index 91d0dc6a..7aca7fdf 100644
--- a/src/cloudai/_core/base_runner.py
+++ b/src/cloudai/_core/base_runner.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async def submit_test(self, tr: TestRun):
             logging.error(e)
             exit(1)
 
-    async def delayed_submit_test(self, tr: TestRun, delay: int = 0):
+    async def delayed_submit_test(self, tr: TestRun, delay: int = 5):
         """
         Delay the start of a test based on start_post_comp dependency.