@@ -326,10 +326,11 @@
 (define (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
   (let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last"))
 	 ;;; THIS INTERACTS WITH [server] timeout. Suggest using 0.1 or above for timeout (6 seconds)
 	 (reftime    (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "server" "idletime" default: 4))
 	 (server-key (conc (get-host-name) "-" (current-process-id))))
+    (thread-sleep! (/ (random 500) 1000))
     (if (file-exists? start-flag)
 	(let* ((fmodtime (file-modification-time start-flag))
 	       (delta    (- (current-seconds) fmodtime))
 	       (all-go   (> delta reftime)))
 	  (if (and all-go