diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/walter/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/walter/index.js
index 0e0a5e0..63f6767 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/walter/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/walter/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Walter.tours = {};
 Walter.incompleteTours = [];
 Walter.startTour = function(tourName) {
   if (!Shepherd.activeTour) {
-  	Walter.tours[tourName].start();
+  	setTimeout(function(){Walter.tours[tourName].start()}, 300);
   }
 };
 Walter.startNextIncompleteTour = function() {
diff --git a/app/helpers/walter_helper.rb b/app/helpers/walter_helper.rb
index b1be79d..096c200 100644
--- a/app/helpers/walter_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/walter_helper.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module WalterHelper
                locals: { tour_name: key,
                          tour_completed: tour_keys_completed.include?(key),
                          trigger: tours[key]["trigger"],
+                         tour_delay: tours[key]['delay']||500,
                          steps: tours[key]["steps"] }))
       end
       tour_html.html_safe
diff --git a/app/views/application/_shepherd.html.erb b/app/views/application/_shepherd.html.erb
index bb614b5..2e6bd10 100644
--- a/app/views/application/_shepherd.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/application/_shepherd.html.erb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <% end %>
         
         if (tourMayStart) {
-          start();
+          setTimeout(function(){start();}, <%= tour_delay %>); // need to delay this
         }
       }
     }(Walter.tours["<%= tour_name %>"].start)