diff --git a/production/bitcoin.crontab b/production/bitcoin.crontab
index cca0443c7..ba1fa9701 100644
--- a/production/bitcoin.crontab
+++ b/production/bitcoin.crontab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-@reboot screen -dmS mainnet /bitcoin/electrs/electrs-start-mainnet
-@reboot /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -testnet >/dev/null 2>&1
-@reboot screen -dmS testnet /bitcoin/electrs/electrs-start-testnet
-@reboot /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -signet >/dev/null 2>&1
-@reboot screen -dmS signet /bitcoin/electrs/electrs-start-signet
+@reboot sleep 5 ; /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -testnet >/dev/null 2>&1
+@reboot sleep 5 ; /usr/local/bin/bitcoind -signet >/dev/null 2>&1
+@reboot sleep 10 ; screen -dmS mainnet /bitcoin/electrs/electrs-start-mainnet
+@reboot sleep 10 ; screen -dmS testnet /bitcoin/electrs/electrs-start-testnet
+@reboot sleep 10 ; screen -dmS signet /bitcoin/electrs/electrs-start-signet
diff --git a/production/elements.crontab b/production/elements.crontab
index c0194ac4f..f4a42ed39 100644
--- a/production/elements.crontab
+++ b/production/elements.crontab
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # start elements on reboot
-@reboot /usr/local/bin/elementsd -chain=liquidv1 >/dev/null 2>&1
-@reboot /usr/local/bin/elementsd -chain=liquidtestnet >/dev/null 2>&1
+@reboot sleep 5 ; /usr/local/bin/elementsd -chain=liquidv1 >/dev/null 2>&1
+@reboot sleep 5 ; /usr/local/bin/elementsd -chain=liquidtestnet >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 # start electrs on reboot
-@reboot screen -dmS liquidv1 /elements/electrs/electrs-start-liquid
-@reboot screen -dmS liquidtestnet /elements/electrs/electrs-start-liquidtestnet
+@reboot sleep 20 ; screen -dmS liquidv1 /elements/electrs/electrs-start-liquid
+@reboot sleep 20 ; screen -dmS liquidtestnet /elements/electrs/electrs-start-liquidtestnet
 
 # hourly asset update and electrs restart
 6 * * * * cd $HOME/asset_registry_db && git pull --quiet origin master && cd $HOME/asset_registry_testnet_db && git pull --quiet origin master && killall electrs