diff --git a/src/controllers/misc.ts b/src/controllers/misc.ts
index 54f60991d..66eb2d94b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/misc.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/misc.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export async function handleInternalReady(
   // Triggered on each shard
   eventHandlers.shardReady?.(shardID);
   if (payload.shard && shardID === payload.shard[1] - 1) {
-    // Wait 10 seconds to allow all guild create events to be processed
-    await delay(10000);
+    // Wait for 5 seconds to allow all guild create events to be processed
+    await delay(5000);
     cache.isReady = true;
     eventHandlers.ready?.();
   }