diff --git a/powerwall.sh b/powerwall.sh
index 0347963c..2c8c2e06 100755
--- a/powerwall.sh
+++ b/powerwall.sh
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ CHECKPOWER(){
 				fi
 			fi
 		done
+		sleep 2s
 	done
 	
 	end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start)); echo -e "\nruntime: ${runtime}"