diff --git a/modules/saf/src/main/java/org/jpos/saf/SAF.java b/modules/saf/src/main/java/org/jpos/saf/SAF.java
index 99bd9d4c56..ed0d1142df 100644
--- a/modules/saf/src/main/java/org/jpos/saf/SAF.java
+++ b/modules/saf/src/main/java/org/jpos/saf/SAF.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public void stopService() {
     }
     public void run() {
         Thread.currentThread().setName (getName());
+        ISOUtil.sleep(initialDelay);
         while (running()) {
             if (!mux.isConnected()) {
                 ISOUtil.sleep (1000);