diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 8c622aa5c..1e354ca6d 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (p *Peer) HandleInbound() {
 	for atomic.LoadInt32(&p.disconnect) == 0 {
 
 		// HMM?
-		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 		// Wait for a message from the peer
 		msgs, err := ethwire.ReadMessages(p.conn)
 		if err != nil {