diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2296a27c0209e775a620828bcc55e172d019e96a..0b43548bde977b7d225e00752b3ec8dac11e2d03 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ stages:
   - gke
   - psc
   - elastic
+  - sleep
   - destroy
 
 variables:
@@ -173,8 +174,18 @@ apply-elastic:
       gitlab-terraform init
       gitlab-terraform apply -auto-approve
 
+sleep:
+  stage: sleep
+  needs:
+    - apply-elastic
+  script:
+    - |
+      sleep 1m
+
 destroy-psc:
   stage: destroy
+  needs:
+    - sleep
   tags:
     - docker
     - amd64