diff --git a/src/Jobs.hs b/src/Jobs.hs
index b61556caa..02f207bf6 100644
--- a/src/Jobs.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs.hs
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ execCrontab = do
       if
         | diffT < acc -> return True
         | otherwise   -> do
-            delay <- liftIO . newDelay . round $ waitTime * 1e6
+            delay <- liftIO . newDelay . round $ waitTime / 2 * 1e6
             let
               awaitDelayThread = False <$ waitDelay delay
               awaitCrontabChange = do