diff --git a/backend/nodemon-api.json b/backend/nodemon-api.json
index 759b4e97..8f3d7153 100644
--- a/backend/nodemon-api.json
+++ b/backend/nodemon-api.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "watch": ["src", "../shared/src"],
   "ignore": ["src/migrations/*"],
+  "delay": 300,
   "ext": "ts",
   "exec": "node -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register ./src/api/index.ts"
 }
diff --git a/backend/nodemon-bot.json b/backend/nodemon-bot.json
index 773cda65..fdfb19e9 100644
--- a/backend/nodemon-bot.json
+++ b/backend/nodemon-bot.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "watch": ["src", "../shared/src"],
   "ignore": ["src/api/*", "src/migrations/*"],
+  "delay": 300,
   "ext": "ts",
   "exec": "node -r ts-node/register -r tsconfig-paths/register ./src/index.ts"
 }