diff --git a/lgsm/functions/core_exit.sh b/lgsm/functions/core_exit.sh
index c5b0028dc..27ad162d8 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/core_exit.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/core_exit.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ else
 	exitcode=0
 fi
 
-if [ -f ".dev-debug" ]; then
+if [ -f "${rootdir}/.dev-debug" ]; then
+	sleep 0.5
 	echo "Exiting with code: ${exitcode}"
 fi
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