diff --git a/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts b/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts
index 6353079f..aadd7f0b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/file-operations/obsidian-file-operations.ts
@@ -9,28 +9,40 @@ export class ObsidianFileOperations implements FileOperations {
 
 	public async listAllFiles(): Promise<RelativePath[]> {
 		console.log("before getFiles");
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		const files = this.vault.getFiles();
 		console.log("after getFiles");
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		console.log(files);
 		return files.map((file) => file.path);
 	}
 
 	public async read(path: RelativePath): Promise<Uint8Array> {
 		console.log("before readBinary");
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		const result = new Uint8Array(
 			await this.vault.adapter.readBinary(normalizePath(path))
 		);
 		console.log("after readBinary");
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		return result;
 	}
 
 	public async getModificationTime(path: RelativePath): Promise<Date> {
 		console.log("before stat");
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		const file = await this.vault.adapter.stat(normalizePath(path));
 		if (!file) {
 			throw new Error(`File not found: ${path}`);
 		}
 		console.log("after stat");
+		await sleep(1000);
+
 		return new Date(file.mtime);
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/sync-operations/syncer.ts b/plugin/src/sync-operations/syncer.ts
index b8a3f4ce..a99b617f 100644
--- a/plugin/src/sync-operations/syncer.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/sync-operations/syncer.ts
@@ -300,13 +300,17 @@ export class Syncer {
 						`Document metadata not found for ${relativePath}. This implies a corrupt local database. Consider resetting the plugin's sync history.`
 					);
 				}
+				await sleep(1000);
 				console.log("about to read", relativePath);
+				await sleep(1000);
 
 				const contentBytes = await this.operations.read(relativePath);
 				console.log("has read", relativePath);
+				await sleep(1000);
 
 				let contentHash = hash(contentBytes);
 				console.log("has hashed", relativePath);
+				await sleep(1000);
 
 				if (
 					localMetadata.hash === contentHash &&
@@ -322,6 +326,7 @@ export class Syncer {
 				}
 
 				console.log("about to send", relativePath);
+				await sleep(1000);
 
 				const response = await this.syncService.put({
 					documentId: localMetadata.documentId,
@@ -332,6 +337,7 @@ export class Syncer {
 				});
 
 				console.log("has sent", relativePath);
+				await sleep(1000);
 
 				this.history.addHistoryEntry({
 					status: SyncStatus.SUCCESS,