diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
index 580282c..d3d555e 100644
--- a/.bash_profile
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ hash screen >/dev/null 2>&1 && {
     case "$(echo ${SCREENS:--n} | wc -l)" in
       0)
         # No screens found - start a new instance, if on a tty.
-        [[ "$TTY" == *tty* ]] && screen
+        [[ "$TTY" == *tty* ]] && sleep 1 && screen
         ;;
       1)
         # Just one screen - reconnect if it's not dead.
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ hash screen >/dev/null 2>&1 && {
           echo "Found dead screen for $TTY:"
           echo "$SCREENS" | sed -e 's/^/    /g'
         else
+          sleep 1
           screen -dr "${TTY//\//-}.${HOSTNAME%%.*}"
         fi
         ;;