diff --git a/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp b/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp
index 5b09555e..9e1e30a6 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ void ClientInterface::waitUntilReady(Checksum* checksum) {
 	uint64 waitLoopIterationCount = 0;
 	uint64 MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP = 100;
 	MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP = Config::getInstance().getInt("NetworkClientLoopGameLoadingCap",intToStr(MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP).c_str());
-	int sleepMillis = Config::getInstance().getInt("NetworkClientLoopGameLoadingCapSleepMillis","1");
+	int sleepMillis = Config::getInstance().getInt("NetworkClientLoopGameLoadingCapSleepMillis","10");
 
 	//wait until we get a ready message from the server
 	while(true)	{
diff --git a/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp b/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp
index a5426fa9..2bc16ee6 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp
@@ -1176,9 +1176,9 @@ void ServerInterface::waitUntilReady(Checksum *checksum) {
 
 	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
 	uint64 waitLoopIterationCount = 0;
-	uint64 MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP = 100;
+	uint64 MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP = 10;
 	MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP = Config::getInstance().getInt("NetworkServerLoopGameLoadingCap",intToStr(MAX_LOOP_COUNT_BEFORE_SLEEP).c_str());
-	int sleepMillis = Config::getInstance().getInt("NetworkServerLoopGameLoadingCapSleepMillis","1");
+	int sleepMillis = Config::getInstance().getInt("NetworkServerLoopGameLoadingCapSleepMillis","10");
 
 	while(exitServer == false && allReady == false && logger.getCancelLoading() == false) {
 		waitLoopIterationCount++;