diff --git a/fuzzers/frida_gdiplus/src/fuzzer.rs b/fuzzers/frida_gdiplus/src/fuzzer.rs
index 52b4361463..8f9fdbe8de 100644
--- a/fuzzers/frida_gdiplus/src/fuzzer.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/frida_gdiplus/src/fuzzer.rs
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ unsafe fn fuzz(options: &FuzzerOptions) -> Result<(), Error> {
         .configuration(EventConfig::AlwaysUnique)
         .shmem_provider(shmem_provider)
         .monitor(monitor)
+        .launch_delay(100)
         .run_client(&mut run_client)
         .cores(&options.cores)
         .broker_port(options.broker_port)
diff --git a/libafl/src/events/launcher.rs b/libafl/src/events/launcher.rs
index 46c45f1aea..df3b739b1d 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/launcher.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/launcher.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use alloc::string::ToString;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "std", feature = "fork"))]
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use core::time::Duration;
 use core::{
     fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter},
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ where
     #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "std"))]
     #[builder(default = None)]
     stdout_file: Option<&'a str>,
+    /// The time in milliseconds to delay between child launches
+    #[builder(default = 10)]
+    launch_delay: u64,
     /// The actual, opened, `stdout_file` - so that we keep it open until the end
     #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "std", feature = "fork"))]
     #[builder(setter(skip), default = None)]
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ where
                         self.shmem_provider.post_fork(true)?;
 
                         #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(index * 10));
+                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(index * self.launch_delay));
 
                         #[cfg(feature = "std")]
                         if !debug_output {
@@ -399,6 +402,10 @@ where
                                 stderr = Stdio::inherit();
                             };
                         }
+
+                        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(id as u64 * self.launch_delay));
+
                         std::env::set_var(_AFL_LAUNCHER_CLIENT, id.to_string());
                         let mut child = startable_self()?;
                         let child = (if debug_output {
@@ -508,6 +515,9 @@ where
     /// A file name to write all client output to
     #[builder(default = None)]
     stdout_file: Option<&'a str>,
+    /// The time in milliseconds to delay between child launches
+    #[builder(default = 10)]
+    launch_delay: u64,
     /// The actual, opened, `stdout_file` - so that we keep it open until the end
     #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "std", feature = "fork"))]
     #[builder(setter(skip), default = None)]
@@ -659,7 +669,7 @@ where
                         log::info!("{:?} PostFork", unsafe { libc::getpid() });
                         self.shmem_provider.post_fork(true)?;
 
-                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(index * 10));
+                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(index * self.launch_delay));
 
                         if !debug_output {
                             if let Some(file) = &self.opened_stdout_file {