diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index d0b71155..64cc8419 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@ else:
             while app.hasPendingEvents():
                 app.processEvents()
                 gevent.sleep()
-            gevent.sleep() # don't appear to get here but cooperate again
+            gevent.sleep(0.01) # don't appear to get here but cooperate again
     def testprint():
         #print 'this is running'
         gevent.spawn_later(1, testprint)