diff --git a/include/rssfuncs.php b/include/rssfuncs.php
index c273cc3c4..1a0eb5f1f 100644
--- a/include/rssfuncs.php
+++ b/include/rssfuncs.php
@@ -807,9 +807,12 @@
 
 					if ($cache_content) {
 						if ($debug_enabled) {
-							_debug("update_rss_feed: caching content...");
+							_debug("update_rss_feed: caching content (initial)...");
 						}
 
+						// give the publisher some time to put stuff online
+						sleep(10);
+
 						$entry_cached_content = cache_content($link, $entry_link, $auth_login, $auth_pass);
 
 						if ($cache_images && is_writable(CACHE_DIR . '/images'))