diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 45ffff7b..8f3a3913 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@ trigger-downstream:
   script:
     - echo triggering iphreeqc
     - curl -X POST -F token=${IPHREEQC_TRIGGER} -F ref=master https://code.chs.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${IPHREEQC_ID}/trigger/pipeline
+    - sleep 180
     - echo triggering iphreeqccom
     - curl -X POST -F token=${IPHREEQCCOM_TRIGGER} -F ref=master https://code.chs.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${IPHREEQCCOM_ID}/trigger/pipeline
+    - sleep 120
     - echo triggering phast3-doc PHAST3_DOC_TRIGGER PHAST3_DOC_ID
     - curl -X POST -F token=${PHAST3_DOC_TRIGGER} -F ref=master https://code.chs.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${PHAST3_DOC_ID}/trigger/pipeline
+    - sleep 180
     - echo triggering phreeqc3  PHREEQC3_TRIGGER PHREEQC3_ID
     - curl -X POST -F token=${PHREEQC3_TRIGGER} -F ref=master https://code.chs.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${PHREEQC3_ID}/trigger/pipeline
+    - sleep 360
 
   ## Upstream Projects
   ## none