diff --git a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
index 40a2339..163cb2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 			processUpdates(request("getUpdates", "offset=" + msg_offset + "&timeout=" + (longpolling ? updateInterval : 1), false));
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			log.log("error getting updates.", e);
+
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(100);
+			} catch(InterruptedException ignored) {}
 		}
 	}