diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index dcf55c6bf7..2f87ab81a2 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=15
+sleeptime=45
 
 ; The maximum number of jobs that kojid will handle at a time
 maxjobs=25