diff --git a/powerwall.sh b/powerwall.sh
index 2d9697eb..1c58de40 100755
--- a/powerwall.sh
+++ b/powerwall.sh
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ CHECKPOWER(){
 			fi
 		done
 		echo waiting...
-		sleep 1s
+		sleep 5s
 	done
 	
 	end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start)); echo -e "\nruntime: ${runtime}"