diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index c21f43669..6e8de7e07 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -2484,7 +2484,10 @@ class Interface:
 		self.last_ftwindow_update = 0
 
 		gobject.timeout_add(100, self.autoconnect)
-		gobject.timeout_add(2000, self.process_connections)
+		if os.name == 'nt':
+			gobject.timeout_add(200, self.process_connections)
+		else:
+			gobject.timeout_add(2000, self.process_connections)
 		gobject.timeout_add(10000, self.read_sleepy)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':