diff --git a/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs b/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs
index 44ac1dc..5743e6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs
+++ b/src/lib/create_pull_comment.mjs
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ export default async function createPullComment(repo, number, body, opts = {}) {
   const comment = await createComment(repo, number, body);
   logger.debug(`Created comment id ${comment.id}`);
 
-  if (opts.delete) {
-    await sleep(100);
+  const options = Object.assign({ delete: false, delay: 250 }, opts);
+
+  if (options.delete) {
+    await sleep(options.delay);
     await deleteComment(repo, comment.id);
   }