diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd-reload@.service b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd-reload@.service
index c8c6484..32cdd80 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd-reload@.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mboxd/mboxd/mboxd-reload@.service
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/killall -HUP mboxd
+# TODO: openbmc/openbmc#1045 - mboxd reload workaround
+ExecStart=/bin/sleep 10
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=obmc-power-chassis-off@%i.target