diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 16e7e4d..92960ea 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
   async: 12
   poll: 0
 
+- name: Give tcpdump time to start
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    seconds: 2
+
 - name: Send Wake-on-LAN packet from localhost
   community.general.wakeonlan:
     mac: "{{ wol_mac_addresses[0] }}"