diff --git a/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c b/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c
index ab85ac1..15864e1 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/modem_cmd_handler.c
@@ -569,9 +569,6 @@
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cmds_len; i++) {
-		if (i) {
-			k_sleep(K_MSEC(50));
-		}
 
 		if (cmds[i].handle_cmd.cmd && cmds[i].handle_cmd.func) {
 			ret = modem_cmd_send(iface, handler,
@@ -584,6 +581,8 @@
 					     sem, timeout);
 		}
 
+		k_sleep(K_MSEC(50));
+
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			LOG_ERR("command %s ret:%d",
 				cmds[i].send_cmd, ret);
@@ -605,9 +604,6 @@
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cmds_len; i++) {
-		if (i) {
-			k_sleep(K_MSEC(50));
-		}
 
 		if (cmds[i].handle_cmd.cmd && cmds[i].handle_cmd.func) {
 			ret = modem_cmd_send_nolock(iface, handler,
@@ -620,6 +616,8 @@
 						    sem, timeout);
 		}
 
+		k_sleep(K_MSEC(50));
+
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			LOG_ERR("command %s ret:%d",
 				cmds[i].send_cmd, ret);