diff --git a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
index 43241bc..fbbdc92 100644
--- a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
+++ b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
 #include <regex>
+#include <thread>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace openpower::vpd;
@@ -1090,6 +1091,9 @@
                 if (chipVersion >= 2)
                 {
                     doEnableAllDimms(js);
+                    // Sleep for a few seconds to let the DIMM parses start
+                    using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+                    std::this_thread::sleep_for(5s);
                 }
             }
         }