diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 44c0a8613..802eef283 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ backOnly.description = `Starts backend service`;
 
 function backWatch(done) {
     const nodemon = require('gulp-nodemon');
-    let sleepBin = isWindows ? 'timeout' : 'sleep';
+    let sleepBin = isWindows ? '' : 'sleep 1 &&';
 
     nodemon({
-        exec: `${sleepBin} 1 && node --inspect ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js`,
+        exec: `${sleepBin} node --inspect ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js`,
         args: ['backOnly'],
         watch: backSources,
         done: done