diff --git a/examples/app/app.nim b/examples/app/app.nim
index 2a12c45..049e02d 100644
--- a/examples/app/app.nim
+++ b/examples/app/app.nim
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ proc initServerConnection(serverHostname: string, serverPort: Port,
       if failCount == 3:
         raise e
       failCount.inc
-      await sleepAsync(1000)
+      await sleepAsync(100)
       continue
     await sock.connect(serverHostname, serverPort)
     let id = rand(uint32)