diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/utils/background_jobs.c b/src/backend/distributed/utils/background_jobs.c
index d7a5a31bd..28638f30e 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/utils/background_jobs.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/utils/background_jobs.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ citus_task_wait_internal(int64 taskid, BackgroundTaskStatus *desiredStatus)
 
 		/* sleep for a while, before rechecking the task status */
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
-		const long delay_ms = 1000;
+		const long delay_ms = 100;
 		(void) WaitLatch(MyLatch,
 						 WL_LATCH_SET | WL_TIMEOUT | WL_EXIT_ON_PM_DEATH,
 						 delay_ms,