diff --git a/src/client-factory.js b/src/client-factory.js
index b674c2c3..45fc18d4 100644
--- a/src/client-factory.js
+++ b/src/client-factory.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ let copy = obj => JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj))
 // Never autoload these `@aws-lite/*` packages:
 let ignored = [ 'client', 'arc' ]
 
+let pause = () => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 250))
+
 module.exports = async function clientFactory (config, creds, region) {
   // The basic API client
   async function client (params = {}) {
@@ -33,8 +35,9 @@ module.exports = async function clientFactory (config, creds, region) {
   if (autoloadPlugins) {
     let nodeModulesDir = join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules')
     let mods = await readdir(nodeModulesDir)
-    // TODO ↓ remove me! ↓
-    console.log(`found node modules:`, mods)
+    // // TODO ↓ remove me! ↓
+    // console.log(`found node modules:`, mods)
+    await pause()
 
     // Find first-party plugins
     if (mods.includes('@aws-lite')) {
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ module.exports = async function clientFactory (config, creds, region) {
 
   // TODO ↓ remove me! ↓
   console.log(`plugins:`, plugins)
+  await pause()
 
   if (plugins.length) {
     for (let pluginName of plugins) {