diff --git a/script/RobotTCP.py b/script/RobotTCP.py
index 27b34f6..f1a8e0e 100644
--- a/script/RobotTCP.py
+++ b/script/RobotTCP.py
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ class RobotTCP(TcpDevice, Stoppable):
         print "Setting ", program
         self.current_task = program
         self.task_create(program, *args, **kwargs)
-
+        time.sleep(0.5) #get_task_status needs time
+        
     def stop_task(self):
         tasks = [t for t in self.high_level_tasks]
         if (self.current_task is not None) and (not self.current_task in tasks):