diff --git a/tasks/ceph_manager.py b/tasks/ceph_manager.py
index 1917e3ba645..a76f5769ae2 100644
--- a/tasks/ceph_manager.py
+++ b/tasks/ceph_manager.py
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@ class CephManager:
                 self.raw_cluster_cmd('osd', 'pool', 'create',
                                      pool_name, str(pg_num))
             self.pools[pool_name] = pg_num
+        time.sleep(1)
 
     def add_pool_snap(self, pool_name, snap_name):
         """