diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
index 25bb341ed..d4fca4441 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ class plugin:
 			gtk.window_set_default_icon(pix)
 		self.roster = roster_Window(self)
 		gtk.timeout_add(100, self.read_queue)
-		gtk.timeout_add(1000, self.read_sleepy)
+		gtk.timeout_add(100, self.read_sleepy)
 		#auto connect at startup
 		for a in self.accounts.keys():
 			if self.accounts[a].has_key('autoconnect'):