diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index 3f66dfc2e..946350af5 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	if len(poolIndices) > 0 && globalEndpoints[poolIndices[0]].Endpoints[0].IsLocal {
 		go func() {
+			// Resume decommissioning of pools, but wait 3 minutes for cluster to stabilize.
+			if err := sleepContext(ctx, 3*time.Minute); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
 			r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
 			for {
 				if err := z.Decommission(ctx, poolIndices...); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index 531272df6..1eacc3419 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -1127,16 +1127,12 @@ func ptr[T any](a T) *T {
 	return &a
 }
 
-func max(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
+// sleepContext sleeps for d duration or until ctx is done.
+func sleepContext(ctx context.Context, d time.Duration) error {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	case <-time.After(d):
 	}
-	return b
-}
-
-func min(a, b int) int {
-	if a < b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
+	return nil
 }