diff --git a/misc/dashboard/buildcron.sh b/misc/dashboard/buildcron.sh
index 42a12b2e79..5f43007964 100644
--- a/misc/dashboard/buildcron.sh
+++ b/misc/dashboard/buildcron.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ fi
 if [ ! -d $GOROOT ]; then
 	mkdir -p $GOROOT
 	hg clone https://go.googlecode.com/hg/ $GOROOT
+else
+	cd $GOROOT
+	hg pull -u || exit 1
 fi
 mkdir -p $GOROOT/bin
 
diff --git a/misc/dashboard/builder.sh b/misc/dashboard/builder.sh
index fb2e6defb5..b302acec28 100644
--- a/misc/dashboard/builder.sh
+++ b/misc/dashboard/builder.sh
@@ -74,4 +74,5 @@ while true ; do
         fi
     fi
     cd ../.. || fatal "Cannot cd up"
+    sleep 10
 done