diff --git a/telegram.py b/telegram.py
index c86289d..63f783e 100644
--- a/telegram.py
+++ b/telegram.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Notifier:
         self.log.debug('__count_request_and_wait()')
         if self.sent_counter >= self.BATCH_LIMIT:
             self.log.debug('Requests limit exceeded, sleeping for a second')
-            time.sleep(2)
+            time.sleep(1)
             self.log.debug('Resetting counter')
             self.sent_counter = 0
         self.sent_counter += 1