diff --git a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
index a44b5c6e8a..e5a128b163 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
+++ b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ ! -f /var/lock/update.lock ]; then
     touch /var/lock/update.lock
 
   # sleep a bit, maybe we have a lot of work ;-)
-    sleep 30
+    usleep 30000000
 
     send_message () {
       xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Notification(Automatic update service:,$1,20000)"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
index 58c11b9714..3d1f5cdfdf 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
+++ b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ ! -f /var/lock/update.lock ]; then
     touch /var/lock/update.lock
 
   # sleep a bit, maybe we have a lot of work ;-)
-    sleep 30
+    usleep 30000000
 
     send_message () {
       xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Notification(Automatic Update Service:,$1,20000)"