diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
index 2e0d6af..163be8d 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ module Vmpooler
             }
           end
 
-          sleep(1)
+          sleep(5)
         end
       }
     end