diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/processor.py b/invokeai/app/services/processor.py
index 5d292af3c9..9e3b5a0a30 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/processor.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/processor.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DefaultInvocationProcessor(InvocationProcessorABC):
 
                 if not queue_item:  # Probably stopping
                     # do not hammer the queue
-                    time.sleep(1)
+                    time.sleep(0.5)
                     continue
 
                 graph_execution_state = (