diff --git a/lib/ovenWatcher.py b/lib/ovenWatcher.py
index 462e811..796f849 100644
--- a/lib/ovenWatcher.py
+++ b/lib/ovenWatcher.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class OvenWatcher(threading.Thread):
                 self.recording = False
             self.notify_all(oven_state)
 
-            time.sleep(0.5)
+            time.sleep(self.oven.time_step)
 
     def lastlog_subset(self,maxpts=50):
         '''send about maxpts from lastlog by skipping unwanted data'''