diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/restart.rake b/lib/capistrano/tasks/restart.rake
index 223fd9b4..f2e28009 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/restart.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/restart.rake
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace :deploy do
       info 'Restarting application server'
       invoke('deploy:stop')
 
-      info 'Waiting 2 seconds'
-      sleep 2
+      info 'Waiting 5 seconds'
+      sleep 5
 
       invoke('deploy:start')
     end