diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2 b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
index 42b8d13420..0341b84026 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ group4_max_spawn_processes=2
 destdir=/var/lib/copr/public_html/results
 
 # default is 10
-sleeptime=5
+sleeptime=20
 
 # path to log file
 # default is /var/log/copr/backend.log