diff --git a/groundstation/sstv_decode_sim.sh b/groundstation/sstv_decode_sim.sh
index 089f6e64..dfdf3e96 100755
--- a/groundstation/sstv_decode_sim.sh
+++ b/groundstation/sstv_decode_sim.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sudo killall -9 CubicSDR &>/dev/null
 
 qsstv &
 
-sleep 10
+sleep 5
 
 #sudo systemctl restart cubesatsim