diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc4ecffeb..49ddeb1d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## [3.13.9] 5/05/2024
+
+**Server Launcher** Remove synthetic 1-second delay on server start/stop/restart
+
 ## [3.13.8] 4/02/2024
 
 **Database** Fix an issue that prevents server configuration page from loading if you are missing the qsdatabase config section in your server config
diff --git a/internal/spire/server_launcher_cmd.go b/internal/spire/server_launcher_cmd.go
index de5e0f9d5..c34cc4003 100644
--- a/internal/spire/server_launcher_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/spire/server_launcher_cmd.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type ServerLauncherCommand struct {
@@ -76,8 +75,6 @@ func (c *ServerLauncherCommand) Handle(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-
 	if arg == "stop-server" || arg == "restart-server" {
 		processes, _ := process.Processes()
 		for _, p := range processes {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ef7b2b45..db001f799 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "spire",
-  "version": "3.13.8",
+  "version": "3.13.9",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/Akkadius/spire.git"