diff --git a/internal-lab-setup-assets/Makefile b/internal-lab-setup-assets/Makefile
index 3b308c8..92b37e6 100644
--- a/internal-lab-setup-assets/Makefile
+++ b/internal-lab-setup-assets/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # .phony: gen
 
 FILES=$(wildcard workshop[0-9]*.clab.yml)
+SLEEP=40
 
 clab-install:
 	dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ gen: clean
 deploy: gen
 	for name in workshop[0-9]*.clab.yml; do\
 		containerlab deploy --reconfigure -t $${name};\
+		sleep $(SLEEP);\
 	done
 
 destroy:
diff --git a/internal-lab-setup-assets/gen-topo.py b/internal-lab-setup-assets/gen-topo.py
index 4bab5ed..fea739b 100644
--- a/internal-lab-setup-assets/gen-topo.py
+++ b/internal-lab-setup-assets/gen-topo.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import jinja2
 
 TEMPLATE_FILE = "workshop.clab.yml.j2"
-NUM_LABS = 30
+NUM_LABS = 10
 
 templateLoader = jinja2.FileSystemLoader(searchpath="./")
 templateEnv = jinja2.Environment(loader=templateLoader)