diff --git a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetNewFiles.m b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetNewFiles.m
index 6a4e6cec0..be9a08f8e 100644
--- a/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetNewFiles.m
+++ b/matlab/parallel/dynareParallelGetNewFiles.m
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ for indPC=1:length(Parallel),
         end
 
         if ~isempty(NewFilesFromSlaves)
+            pause(1);
 
             for i=1:length(NewFilesFromSlaves)
                 SlashNumberAndPosition=[];