diff --git a/src/audiofile_decode.c b/src/audiofile_decode.c
index c6c04dafd..7c44cdce8 100644
--- a/src/audiofile_decode.c
+++ b/src/audiofile_decode.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int audiofile_decode(Buffer * cb, AudioFormat * af, DecoderControl * dc)
 			else {
 				while(cb->begin==cb->end && cb->wrap &&
 						!dc->stop && !dc->seek){
-					usleep(1000);
+					usleep(10000);
 				}
 				if(dc->stop) break;
 				else if(dc->seek) continue;
diff --git a/src/decode.c b/src/decode.c
index ce2629f5f..6b0a2c71e 100644
--- a/src/decode.c
+++ b/src/decode.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ int decoderInit(PlayerControl * pc, Buffer * cb, AudioFormat *af,
 				dc->stop = 0;
 			}
 			else if(dc->seek) dc->start = 1;
-			else usleep(1000);
+			else usleep(10000);
 		}
 
 		exit(0);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void decode() {
 		{
 			processDecodeInput();
 			if(quit) return;
-			usleep(100);
+			usleep(1000);
 		}
 
 		while(!quit) {
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void decode() {
 				quit = 1;
 				break;
 			}
-			else usleep(10);
+			else usleep(1000);
 		}
 
 		pc->totalPlayTime+= pc->elapsedTime-pc->beginTime; \
diff --git a/src/flac_decode.c b/src/flac_decode.c
index fd4969073..d60ae636f 100644
--- a/src/flac_decode.c
+++ b/src/flac_decode.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int flacSendChunk(FlacData * data) {
 	while(data->cb->begin==data->cb->end && data->cb->wrap && 
 		!data->dc->stop && !data->dc->seek)  
 	{
-		usleep(1000);
+		usleep(10000);
 	}
 
 	if(data->dc->stop) return -1;
diff --git a/src/mp3_decode.c b/src/mp3_decode.c
index 58a1ab548..5898d074d 100644
--- a/src/mp3_decode.c
+++ b/src/mp3_decode.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ int openMp3(char * file, mp3DecodeData * data) {
 
 int mp3ChildSendData(mp3DecodeData * data, Buffer * cb, DecoderControl * dc) {
 	while(cb->begin==cb->end && cb->wrap && !dc->stop && !dc->seek) 
-		usleep(1000);
+		usleep(10000);
 	if(dc->stop) return -1;
 	/* just for now, so it doesn't hang */
 	if(dc->seek) return 0;
diff --git a/src/ogg_decode.c b/src/ogg_decode.c
index c9cf0016c..aa8259f09 100644
--- a/src/ogg_decode.c
+++ b/src/ogg_decode.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int ogg_decode(Buffer * cb, AudioFormat * af, DecoderControl * dc)
 				while(cb->begin==cb->end && cb->wrap &&
 						!dc->stop && !dc->seek)
 				{
-					usleep(1000);
+					usleep(10000);
 				}
 				if(dc->stop) break;
 				else if(dc->seek) continue;
diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index e2212ae30..3a9f455d0 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int playerInit() {
 				pc->queueLockState = PLAYER_QUEUE_UNLOCKED;
 				pc->unlockQueue = 0;
 			}
-			else usleep(1000);
+			else usleep(10000);
 		}
 
 		exit(0);