diff --git a/p2p/src/conn.rs b/p2p/src/conn.rs
index 06a8a206..d6313929 100644
--- a/p2p/src/conn.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/conn.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ fn poll<H>(
 	let _ = thread::Builder::new()
 		.name("peer".to_string())
 		.spawn(move || {
-			let sleep_time = time::Duration::from_millis(1);
+			let sleep_time = time::Duration::from_millis(5);
 			let mut retry_send = Err(());
 			loop {
 				// check the read end
diff --git a/p2p/src/serv.rs b/p2p/src/serv.rs
index 8488a116..5cbb1614 100644
--- a/p2p/src/serv.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/serv.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Server {
 		let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr)?;
 		listener.set_nonblocking(true)?;
 
-		let sleep_time = Duration::from_millis(1);
+		let sleep_time = Duration::from_millis(5);
 		loop {
 			// Pause peer ingress connection request. Only for tests.
 			if self.stop_state.lock().is_paused() {