diff --git a/sonoff/sonoff.h b/sonoff/sonoff.h
index 9bcbbb731..a7cb1ce9a 100644
--- a/sonoff/sonoff.h
+++ b/sonoff/sonoff.h
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ typedef unsigned long power_t;              // Power (Relay) type
 #define KNX_MAX_device_param   30
 #define MAX_KNXTX_CMNDS        5
 
+#define DRIVER_BOOT_DELAY       1                // Number of milliseconds to retard driver cycles during boot-up time to reduce overall CPU load whilst Wifi is connecting
+
 /*********************************************************************************************\
  * Enumeration
 \*********************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/sonoff/xdrv_interface.ino b/sonoff/xdrv_interface.ino
index a578343b4..69bbcbada 100644
--- a/sonoff/xdrv_interface.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xdrv_interface.ino
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ boolean XdrvCall(byte Function)
   boolean result = false;
 
   for (byte x = 0; x < xdrv_present; x++) {
-    if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(1); }
+    if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(DRIVER_BOOT_DELAY); }
     result = xdrv_func_ptr[x](Function);
     if (result) break;
   }
diff --git a/sonoff/xdsp_interface.ino b/sonoff/xdsp_interface.ino
index 8d6d5a814..a2b19ebb8 100644
--- a/sonoff/xdsp_interface.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xdsp_interface.ino
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ boolean XdspCall(byte Function)
   boolean result = false;
 
   for (byte x = 0; x < xdsp_present; x++) {
+    if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(DRIVER_BOOT_DELAY); }
     result = xdsp_func_ptr[x](Function);
     if (result) break;
   }
diff --git a/sonoff/xnrg_interface.ino b/sonoff/xnrg_interface.ino
index 015d5d284..1706c4e26 100644
--- a/sonoff/xnrg_interface.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xnrg_interface.ino
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int XnrgCall(byte Function)
   int result = 0;
 
   for (byte x = 0; x < xnrg_present; x++) {
+    if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(DRIVER_BOOT_DELAY); }
     result = xnrg_func_ptr[x](Function);
     if (result) break;
   }
diff --git a/sonoff/xsns_interface.ino b/sonoff/xsns_interface.ino
index 8132b8c30..a51ab5947 100644
--- a/sonoff/xsns_interface.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xsns_interface.ino
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ boolean XsnsNextCall(byte Function)
 {
   xsns_index++;
   if (xsns_index == xsns_present) xsns_index = 0;
-  if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(1); }
+  if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(DRIVER_BOOT_DELAY); }
   return xsns_func_ptr[xsns_index](Function);
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ boolean XsnsCall(byte Function)
 #ifdef PROFILE_XSNS_SENSOR_EVERY_SECOND
     uint32_t profile_start_millis = millis();
 #endif  // PROFILE_XSNS_SENSOR_EVERY_SECOND
-    if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(1); }
+    if (global_state.wifi_down) { delay(DRIVER_BOOT_DELAY); }
     result = xsns_func_ptr[x](Function);
 
 #ifdef PROFILE_XSNS_SENSOR_EVERY_SECOND