diff --git a/lib/scheduler/manager.rb b/lib/scheduler/manager.rb
index 0543c4af2e..6db6525094 100644
--- a/lib/scheduler/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/scheduler/manager.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module Scheduler
           enq(nil)
 
           Thread.new do
-            sleep 5
+            sleep 0.5
             @thread.kill
           end