diff --git a/deploy/staging b/deploy/staging
index 1b74162348682f6286ce89b56d6b64591db05055..eb8aa105860ca63c007d6eb96686e9dd7ae39af5 100644
--- a/deploy/staging
+++ b/deploy/staging
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pipeline {
     
     stage('cleanup old images') {
         steps {
+            sleep(time:5,unit:"SECONDS")
             sh '''
                 docker rmi $(docker images | grep 'dawn-gateway-dev')
             '''