diff --git a/pkg/commands/run_marker.go b/pkg/commands/run_marker.go
index a27b520a1..8d67160bf 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run_marker.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run_marker.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/dockerfile"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/util"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ func (r *RunMarkerCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfi
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not place a marker file")
 	}
+	// introduce a delay
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	if err := runCommandInExec(config, buildArgs, r.cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/executor/build.go b/pkg/executor/build.go
index 799b40ee9..38d6471a5 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/build.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/build.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (s *stageBuilder) build() error {
 		files = command.FilesToSnapshot()
 		timing.DefaultRun.Stop(t)
 
-		if !s.shouldTakeSnapshot(index, files, command.MetadataOnly()) {
+		if !s.shouldTakeSnapshot(index, command.MetadataOnly()) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if isCacheCommand {
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func (s *stageBuilder) takeSnapshot(files []string, shdDelete bool) (string, err
 	return snapshot, err
 }
 
-func (s *stageBuilder) shouldTakeSnapshot(index int, files []string, isMetadatCmd bool) bool {
+func (s *stageBuilder) shouldTakeSnapshot(index int, isMetadatCmd bool) bool {
 	isLastCommand := index == len(s.cmds)-1
 
 	// We only snapshot the very end with single snapshot mode on.
diff --git a/pkg/executor/build_test.go b/pkg/executor/build_test.go
index f34d2fcc6..00631ccca 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/build_test.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/build_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_shouldTakeSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	type args struct {
 		index        int
-		files        []string
 		metadataOnly bool
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_shouldTakeSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			args: args{
 				index:        0,
-				files:        []string{},
 				metadataOnly: true,
 			},
 			want: false,
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_shouldTakeSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			args: args{
 				index:        0,
-				files:        nil,
 				metadataOnly: false,
 			},
 			want: true,
@@ -204,7 +201,7 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_shouldTakeSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 				opts:  tt.fields.opts,
 				cmds:  tt.fields.cmds,
 			}
-			if got := s.shouldTakeSnapshot(tt.args.index, tt.args.files, tt.args.metadataOnly); got != tt.want {
+			if got := s.shouldTakeSnapshot(tt.args.index, tt.args.metadataOnly); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("stageBuilder.shouldTakeSnapshot() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})