diff --git a/tools/dhtcnode.c b/tools/dhtcnode.c
index 45bde5b5cd242c6e4733a220efb0e819e97982a5..8e284da47ed5c5209f969bb3a70c9eb8a91bae99 100644
--- a/tools/dhtcnode.c
+++ b/tools/dhtcnode.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     atomic_init(&ctx.stop, false);
     dht_runner_shutdown(runner, dht_shutdown_callback, &ctx);
     while (!atomic_load(&ctx.stop)) {
-        usleep(250);
+        usleep(10000);
     }
     dht_runner_delete(runner);
     return 0;