diff --git a/medmysql.c b/medmysql.c
index a2ccb87..45fe1dc 100644
--- a/medmysql.c
+++ b/medmysql.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int mysql_query_wrapper(MYSQL *mysql, const char *stmt_str, unsigned long
 		err = mysql_errno(mysql);
 		if (err == CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR || err == CR_SERVER_LOST || err == CR_CONN_HOST_ERROR || err == CR_CONNECTION_ERROR || err == CR_SERVER_LOST) {
 			syslog(LOG_WARNING, "Lost connection to SQL server during query, retrying...");
-			sleep(10);
+			usleep(500000);
 			continue;
 		}
 		break;