diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-singlenode.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-singlenode.yml
index a6fd514..3099774 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-singlenode.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-singlenode.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: verify single node deployment
         shell: bash
         run: |
+           sleep 10
            echo "test access to openldap database"
            LDAPTLS_REQCERT=never ldapsearch -x -D 'cn=admin,dc=singlenode,dc=org' -w Not@SecurePassw0rd -H ldaps://localhost:30636 -b 'dc=singlenode,dc=org' > /tmp/test-single-node.txt
            cat /tmp/test-single-node.txt