diff --git a/lib/external_intf/vmi_utils.robot b/lib/external_intf/vmi_utils.robot
index 6a441d5..21b7c22 100644
--- a/lib/external_intf/vmi_utils.robot
+++ b/lib/external_intf/vmi_utils.robot
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@
     Redfish.patch  /redfish/v1/Systems/hypervisor/EthernetInterfaces/${interface}
     ...  body=&{data}  valid_status_codes=[${valid_status_codes}]
 
+    Sleep  5s
 
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