@@ -1638,10 +1638,11 @@
 			   testmode:    testmode
 			   newtal:      newtal
 			   itemmaps:    itemmaps
 			   ;; prereqs-not-met: prereqs-not-met
 			   )))
+	(thread-sleep! 0.2) ;; no point in blasting though this a thousand times a second
 	(runs:dat-regfull-set! runsdat regfull)
     
 	(if (> num-running 0)
             (set! last-time-some-running (current-seconds)))