diff --git a/xnest.sh b/xnest.sh
index 50ec216d3..c8a09d10e 100755
--- a/xnest.sh
+++ b/xnest.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 Xnest :1 -ac &
 
+sleep 2   # Someone reported that it starts E before X has started properly.
+
 # Comment out all but one of these.
 DISPLAY=:1 ; enlightenment &   # Just run it.
 #DISPLAY=:1 ; xterm -e gdb -x gdb.txt enlightenment   # Run it with the text based debugger.