diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/debug/BasicUploader.java b/app/src/processing/app/debug/BasicUploader.java
index 8fdab047e..e92ae60c2 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/debug/BasicUploader.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/debug/BasicUploader.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class BasicUploader extends Uploader  {
           
           uploadPort = waitForUploadPort(uploadPort, before);
         } else {
-          Thread.sleep(1000);
+          Thread.sleep(400);
         }
       } catch (SerialException e) {
         throw new RunnerException(e.getMessage());