diff --git a/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/janitor/ELBJanitor.java b/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/janitor/ELBJanitor.java
index bdffdbf5..f573591b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/janitor/ELBJanitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/netflix/simianarmy/aws/janitor/ELBJanitor.java
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ protected void cleanup(Resource resource) {
 
     @Override
     protected void postCleanup(Resource resource) {
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(5000);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Post-cleanup sleep was interrupted", e);
+        }
     }
 
 }