diff --git a/data/campaigns/Eastern_Invasion/scenarios/01_The_Outpost.cfg b/data/campaigns/Eastern_Invasion/scenarios/01_The_Outpost.cfg
index 892ff12f12f..6e3c9496b2e 100644
--- a/data/campaigns/Eastern_Invasion/scenarios/01_The_Outpost.cfg
+++ b/data/campaigns/Eastern_Invasion/scenarios/01_The_Outpost.cfg
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@
             animate=yes
         [/unit]
 
+        [delay]
+            time=300
+        [/delay]
+
         [message]
             speaker=Mal-Ravanal
             message= _ "This is the resistance you spoke of, an untrained commander and a few fresh recruits? You will suffer for your incompetence. Destroy them, and dare not bother me again."