diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-checker.yaml b/.github/workflows/link-checker.yaml
index 8a469d7..f13be39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-checker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-checker.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           pip install linkchecker
 
       - name: Start server
-        run: nohup hugo server --baseURL http://localhost:1313 --bind 0.0.0.0 --disableFastRender > hugo_server.log 2>&1 &
+        run: |
+          nohup hugo server --baseURL http://localhost:1313 --bind 0.0.0.0 --disableFastRender > hugo_server.log 2>&1 &
+          sleep 1
 
       - name: Check links
         run: |