diff --git a/src/PubSubClient.cpp b/src/PubSubClient.cpp
index 2b48d2b6..402d6caf 100755
--- a/src/PubSubClient.cpp
+++ b/src/PubSubClient.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::connect(const char *id, const char *user, const char *pass
                     _client->stop();
                     return false;
                 }
+                delay(1);
             }
             uint8_t llen;
             uint32_t len = readPacket(&llen);