diff --git a/lisp/epg.el b/lisp/epg.el
index e96258f..3c80ef9 100644
--- a/lisp/epg.el
+++ b/lisp/epg.el
@@ -1175,7 +1175,8 @@ This function is for internal use only."
 (defun epg-wait-for-completion (context)
   "Wait until the `epg-gpg-program' process completes."
   (while (eq (process-status (epg-context-process context)) 'run)
-    (accept-process-output (epg-context-process context) 1)))
+    (accept-process-output (epg-context-process context) 1))
+  (sleep-for 0.1))
 
 (defun epg-reset (context)
   "Reset the CONTEXT."