diff --git a/controller/CentralDB.cpp b/controller/CentralDB.cpp
index 29b388c3b..1b1e4d554 100644
--- a/controller/CentralDB.cpp
+++ b/controller/CentralDB.cpp
@@ -1498,6 +1498,8 @@ void CentralDB::onlineNotificationThread()
 		catch (std::exception& e) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: error in onlinenotification thread: %s\n", _myAddressStr.c_str(), e.what());
 		}
+
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(10));
 	}
 }