diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index 98f2623842..26101e461d 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [kojid]
 ; The number of seconds to sleep between tasks
-sleeptime=30
+sleeptime=15
 
 {% if host in groups['buildvm_s390x'] and host in groups['runroot'] %}
 ; The maximum number of jobs that kojid will handle at a time