diff --git a/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs b/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs
index f80aa8a..44ac1dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs
+++ b/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import logger from './logger.mjs';
 import { createComment, deleteComment } from './comments.mjs';
 
+const sleep = async ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+
 export default async function createPullComment(repo, number, body, opts = {}) {
   logger.log(`Adding comment to PR #${number}`);
   const comment = await createComment(repo, number, body);
   logger.debug(`Created comment id ${comment.id}`);
 
   if (opts.delete) {
+    await sleep(100);
     await deleteComment(repo, comment.id);
   }