diff --git a/controllers/rssController.js b/controllers/rssController.js
index 5f97b90..c8e31f2 100644
--- a/controllers/rssController.js
+++ b/controllers/rssController.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ exports.RSSController = class RSSController {
     }
 
     async start(){
+	// Wait 30 seconds for the rest of the bot to start before starting rss feeds
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 30000));
         log.INFO("Starting RSS Controller");
         await libCore.updateFeeds(this.client);
         while(true){
@@ -27,4 +29,4 @@ exports.RSSController = class RSSController {
         libCore.updateFeeds(this.client)
         return;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}