diff --git a/bacula-dir.init b/bacula-dir.init
index 9f999b0..d24bdb4 100644
--- a/bacula-dir.init
+++ b/bacula-dir.init
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
     restart|force-reload)
 		stop
+		sleep 1
 		start
 		;;
     condrestart|try-restart)
 		if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog ]; then
 			stop
+			sleep 1
 			start
 		fi
 		;;
diff --git a/bacula-fd.init b/bacula-fd.init
index 662deba..7300831 100644
--- a/bacula-fd.init
+++ b/bacula-fd.init
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
     restart|force-reload)
 		stop
+		sleep 1
 		start
 		;;
     condrestart|try-restart)
 		if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog ]; then
 			stop
+			sleep 1
 			start
 		fi
 		;;
diff --git a/bacula-sd.init b/bacula-sd.init
index 98327d9..3d7157a 100644
--- a/bacula-sd.init
+++ b/bacula-sd.init
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
     restart|force-reload)
 		stop
+		sleep 2
 		start
 		;;
     condrestart|try-restart)
 		if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog ]; then
 			stop
+			sleep 2
 			start
 		fi
 		;;
diff --git a/bacula.spec b/bacula.spec
index 5f8f760..8a50758 100644
--- a/bacula.spec
+++ b/bacula.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:                   bacula
 Version:                5.2.11
-Release:                3%{?dist}
+Release:                4%{?dist}
 Summary:                Cross platform network backup for Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows
 # See LICENSE for details
 License:                AGPLv3 with exceptions
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 14 2012 Simone Caronni <negativo17@gmail.com> - 5.2.11-4
+- Add a sleep timer for RHEL init scripts restart as Debian does.
+  Problems verified on the sd exiting too early on VMs and slow boxes.
+
 * Thu Sep 13 2012 Simone Caronni <negativo17@gmail.com> - 5.2.11-3
 - Introduce last minute critical patches.