diff --git a/src/ipblc.rs b/src/ipblc.rs
index 1a66860..cba1e5a 100644
--- a/src/ipblc.rs
+++ b/src/ipblc.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 pub const PKG_NAME: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
 const BL_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 32;
 const WS_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 64;
+const LOOPSLEEP: u64 = 500;
 
 pub async fn run() {
     let globalctx = Context::new().await;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ pub async fn run() {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            _val = sleep_ms(50) => {}
+            _val = sleep_ms(LOOPSLEEP) => {}
         };
 
         let ctxclone = Arc::clone(&ctxarc);