[libvirt-users] Guest startup delay options ignored

Hi Folks, been searching around for a while on this and see similar issues reported going back a number of years without solution. The START_DELAY=(number) seems to be completely ignored in /etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests which is unfortunate as it means everything starts at once without control. This is fine on NVMe based servers however on the older spinning disks the I/O is creating significant issues. Is anyone aware of any other methods to achieve a start up delay for guest virtual machines on boot? Thanks. Anthony.