diff --git a/ceph-osd-stop-remove b/ceph-osd-stop-remove
index a8bb6bf..bb7578d 100755
--- a/ceph-osd-stop-remove
+++ b/ceph-osd-stop-remove
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ fi
 ceph osd crush remove $osd_name
 ceph osd rm $osd_name
 
+# Sleep 5 to wait for monit to kill it
+sleep 5
 umount "$mountpath"
 
 echo 'TODO: remove from fstab!'