diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index e84f768a..2538b194 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ namespace :deploy do
   end
 
   after :publishing, :restart do
-    within shared_path.join('cached-copy') do
-      execute :git, :pull
+    on roles(:app), in: :sequence, wait: 5 do
+      within shared_path.join('cached-copy') do
+        execute :git, :pull
+      end
     end
   end