diff --git a/lib/cpp/mjbots/pi3hat/pi3hat.cc b/lib/cpp/mjbots/pi3hat/pi3hat.cc
index d98b9aa..eff41c7 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/mjbots/pi3hat/pi3hat.cc
+++ b/lib/cpp/mjbots/pi3hat/pi3hat.cc
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ class Pi3Hat::Impl {
           sizeof(desired_imu));
 
       // Give it some time to work.
-      ::usleep(100);
+      ::usleep(1000);
       DeviceImuConfiguration config_verify;
       primary_spi_.Read(
           0, 35,