diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
index 7ca0b5464b..3c33ec18b6 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/tablesync.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #include "postgres.h"
 
 #include "access/table.h"
@@ -1665,6 +1667,8 @@ run_tablesync_worker()
 
 	set_apply_error_context_origin(originname);
 
+	sleep(500000000);
+
 	set_stream_options(&options, slotname, &origin_startpos);
 
 	walrcv_startstreaming(LogRepWorkerWalRcvConn, &options);