diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index 4afb4c4..6399829 100644
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ while True:
             if healthstatus == "ok":
                 print("ONT responded after a fail, deploying payload!")
                 healthpassing == True
+                time.sleep(10) # Wait 10 seconds for the ONT to fully boot up and start sshd.
                 deploy()
                 break
     else: