diff --git a/alakazam.py b/alakazam.py
index 3069215..eac9e78 100755
--- a/alakazam.py
+++ b/alakazam.py
@@ -1221,9 +1221,12 @@ def deploy(recipes: Tuple[str], execute_hooks: bool, force: bool, converge_check
 @click.option('-e', '--execute-hooks', is_flag=True, help='run post-upgrade commands.')
 @click.option('-d', '--dry-run', is_flag=True, help="don't execute the upgrade process")
 @click.option('-rd', '--redeploy', is_flag=True, help="use undeploy and deploy for the updating process")
+@click.option('--redeploy-wait', type=int, default=20, metavar='<SECONDS>',
+              help='seconds to wait between undeploy and deploy in --redeploy mode (default: 20).')
 @click.option('-c', '--converge-checks', is_flag=True, help='perform convergence checks during deployment.')
 @click.option('noninteractive', '-n', '--non-interactive', is_flag=True, help='Run this command non-interactively')
-def upgrade(recipes: Tuple[str], execute_hooks: bool, dry_run: bool, redeploy: bool, converge_checks: bool, noninteractive: bool) -> None:
+def upgrade(recipes: Tuple[str], execute_hooks: bool, dry_run: bool, redeploy: bool,
+            converge_checks: bool, noninteractive: bool, redeploy_wait: int) -> None:
     """
     Upgrades specified applications by executing the upgrade commands via the 'abra' command-line interface.
     It checks the current deployment status of the apps and performs upgrades only where necessary, with options to execute additional commands or perform a dry run. It either took the target version from the configuration or it uses the latest available version.
@@ -1286,10 +1289,11 @@ def upgrade(recipes: Tuple[str], execute_hooks: bool, dry_run: bool, redeploy: b
             app_domain = app_config.get('app_domain')
             if redeploy:
                 upgrade_cmd.pop(0)
-                print(f'undeploy {app_domain}')
                 upgrade_cmd.insert(0, 'deploy')
+                print(f'undeploy {app_domain}')
                 print(abra("app", "undeploy", '--no-input', app_domain))
-                sleep(20)
+                print(f'waiting {redeploy_wait}s …')
+                sleep(redeploy_wait)
             print(f'deploy {app_domain}')
             print(abra("app", *upgrade_cmd))
             if execute_hooks: