diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated-updates-to-sam-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-updates-to-sam-cli.yml
index 9fd9c846da..4aadea2967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated-updates-to-sam-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-updates-to-sam-cli.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           git push --force origin update_app_templates_hash
           gh pr list --repo aws/aws-sam-cli --head update_app_templates_hash --json id --jq length | grep 1 && \
               gh pr close update_app_templates_hash --repo aws/aws-sam-cli && \
+              sleep 2 && \
               gh pr reopen update_app_templates_hash --repo aws/aws-sam-cli && \
               exit 0 # if there is exisitng pr, close/reopen to re-run checks, then exit
           gh pr create --base develop --head update_app_templates_hash --title "feat: update SAM CLI with latest App Templates commit hash" --body "This PR & commit is automatically created from App Templates repo to update the SAM CLI with latest hash of the App Templates." --label "pr/internal"
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           git push --force origin update_sam_transform_version
           gh pr list --repo aws/aws-sam-cli --head update_sam_transform_version --json id --jq length | grep 1 && \
               gh pr close update_sam_transform_version --repo aws/aws-sam-cli && \
+              sleep 2 && \
               gh pr reopen update_sam_transform_version --repo aws/aws-sam-cli && \
               exit 0 # if there is exisitng pr, close/reopen to re-run checks, then exit
           gh pr create --base develop --head update_sam_transform_version --fill --label "pr/internal"
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ jobs:
           git push --force origin update_lambda_builders_version
           gh pr list --repo aws/aws-sam-cli --head update_lambda_builders_version --json id --jq length | grep 1 && \
               gh pr close update_lambda_builders_version --repo aws/aws-sam-cli && \
+              sleep 2 && \
               gh pr reopen update_lambda_builders_version --repo aws/aws-sam-cli && \
               exit 0 # if there is exisitng pr, close/reopen to re-run checks, then exit
           gh pr create --base develop --head update_lambda_builders_version --fill --label "pr/internal"