diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 35ef28a4..5fbb4340 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ trigger-downstream:
   script:
     - echo triggering phast3
     - curl -X POST -F token=${PHAST3_TRIGGER} -F ref=master https://code.chs.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${PHAST3_ID}/trigger/pipeline
+    - sleep 360
     - echo triggering wphast
     - curl -X POST -F token=${WPHAST_TRIGGER} -F ref=master https://code.chs.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${WPHAST_ID}/trigger/pipeline
+    - sleep 180
 
   ## Upstream Projects
   ## none