diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
index 93539422753..045eac7d731 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
 ifconfig eth2 down && \
 ifconfig eth2 hw ether [ETH2MAC] && \
 ifconfig eth2 up && \
+sleep 3 && \
 ip route add 0/0 via [GATEWAY] && \
+sleep 3 && \
 service dnsmasq restart