diff --git a/vloed.py b/vloed.py
index fbea3ce..a54dce7 100755
--- a/vloed.py
+++ b/vloed.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class PixelVloedClient(object):
     """
     self.sock.sendto(message, (self.ipaddress, self.port))
     if sleep:
-      self.Sleep(duration=0.01)
+      self.Sleep(duration=sleep)
 
   @staticmethod
   def DiscoverServers(returnfirst=False, timeout=5):