diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index b73f08e..1d44ebb 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *old_iscsi)
 	int retry = 0;
 
 	if (old_iscsi->last_reconnect) {
-		while (time(NULL) - old_iscsi->last_reconnect < 5) sleep(1);
+		if (time(NULL) - old_iscsi->last_reconnect < 5) sleep(5);
 	}
 
 try_again: