diff --git a/main_simple.py b/main_simple.py
index 2fe15da..c294b81 100644
--- a/main_simple.py
+++ b/main_simple.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import psycopg2
 import requests
-
+import time
 app = Flask(__name__)
 url = os.getenv("FRONTEND_URL_WITH_PORT")
 cors = CORS(app, resources={r"/api/predict": {"origins": url},
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def init_dm():
     return message
 @app.route("/api/predict", methods=['POST'])
 def predict():
+    time.sleep(10)
     text = request.get_json().get("message")
     message = {"answer": "answer", "query": "text", "cand": "candidate", "history": "history", "modQuery": "modQuery"}
     reply = jsonify(message)