diff --git a/gimme_aws_creds/__init__.py b/gimme_aws_creds/__init__.py
index c3b38cf9..6cb5ade4 100644
--- a/gimme_aws_creds/__init__.py
+++ b/gimme_aws_creds/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __all__ = ['config', 'okta', 'main', 'ui']
-version = '2.1.0'
+version = '2.1.1'
diff --git a/gimme_aws_creds/okta.py b/gimme_aws_creds/okta.py
index 61f9a04e..934c5846 100644
--- a/gimme_aws_creds/okta.py
+++ b/gimme_aws_creds/okta.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def stepup_auth(self, embed_link, state_token=None):
         flow_state = self._get_initial_flow_state(embed_link, state_token)
 
         while flow_state.get('apiResponse', {}).get('status') != 'SUCCESS':
+            time.sleep(0.5)
             flow_state = self._next_login_step(
                 flow_state.get('stateToken'), flow_state.get('apiResponse'))