diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/EmailController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/EmailController.php
index 885123cf5049..97a325f0fa1e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/EmailController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/EmailController.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class EmailController extends BaseController
 
                 //@TODO why is this dispatchNow instead of just dispatch?
                 //update - changing to dispatch and see if something breaks.
-                EmailEntity::dispatch($invitation, $invitation->company, $template, $data);
+                EmailEntity::dispatch($invitation, $invitation->company, $template, $data)->delay(now()->addSeconds(5));
             }
         });