diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/tasks.py b/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/tasks.py
index 0381b89e..487b171e 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/tasks.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/tasks.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+from time import sleep
+
 from agents.models import Agent
 from .models import WinUpdate
-
 from tacticalrmm.celery import app
 
 
 @app.task
-def check_for_updates_task(pk):
+def check_for_updates_task(pk, wait=False):
+    
+    if wait:
+        sleep(60)
 
     agent = Agent.objects.get(pk=pk)
 
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/views.py b/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/views.py
index 32206813..64d0461c 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/views.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/winupdate/views.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_win_updates(request, pk):
 @api_view()
 def run_update_scan(request, pk):
     agent = get_object_or_404(Agent, pk=pk)
-    check_for_updates_task.delay(agent.pk)
+    check_for_updates_task.delay(agent.pk, wait=False)
     return Response("ok")