diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/lifecycle/LifecycleManagerImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/lifecycle/LifecycleManagerImpl.java
index fc1259d2a..c35ffef59 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/lifecycle/LifecycleManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/lifecycle/LifecycleManagerImpl.java
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ class LifecycleManagerImpl implements LifecycleManager, MigrationListener {
 			LOG.info("Stopping services");
 			state = STOPPING;
 			eventBus.broadcast(new LifecycleEvent(STOPPING));
+			LOG.info("Sleeping a bit to simulate slowness");
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(5000);
+			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+			LOG.info("Done simulating slowness");
 			for (Service s : services) {
 				long start = now();
 				s.stopService();
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/controller/BriarControllerImpl.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/controller/BriarControllerImpl.java
index cc486dee1..65c3efec4 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/controller/BriarControllerImpl.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/controller/BriarControllerImpl.java
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ public class BriarControllerImpl implements BriarController {
 				// Shut down the service and wait for it to shut down
 				LOG.info("Shutting down service");
 				service.shutdown();
-				try {
-					Thread.sleep(5000);
-				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-					e.printStackTrace();
-				}
 				service.waitForShutdown();
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				LOG.warning("Interrupted while waiting for service");