diff --git a/sqs/sqs.go b/sqs/sqs.go
index 369c220906d5da06d7844d8999d564d4674cfd21..b9308799ff4a5044cd6400be314324218436c709 100644
--- a/sqs/sqs.go
+++ b/sqs/sqs.go
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ func SendSQSMessage(msgr Messenger, objectToSend interface{}, currentRequestID *
 
 	if isDebug {
 		go func() {
+			if msgr.DelaySeconds != nil {
+				delay := *msgr.DelaySeconds
+				time.Sleep( time.Second * time.Duration(delay))
+			}
 			resty.New().R().
 				SetBody(objectToSend).
 				Post("http://127.0.0.1:3000/sqs/" + sqsType)