diff --git a/signalgen.py b/signalgen.py
index ece4d6b..dbea320 100755
--- a/signalgen.py
+++ b/signalgen.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from os import path, chdir, getcwd, makedirs, remove, listdir
 from argparse import ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter, ArgumentParser
 from typing import Union
 from datetime import datetime
+from time import sleep
 
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ def addBurst(values):
 			start = start,
 			out_fil = path.join("./", f"{basename}_injected.fil")
 		)
+		sleep(1) #was a write then read too fast causing issues?
 		#reload into object
 		filterbankObj = Your(path.join("./", f"{basename}_injected.fil"))
 		pulseNum -= 1