@@ -1265,12 +1265,12 @@
 	  (begin
 	    ;; couldn't run, take a breather
 	    (if  (runs:lownoise "Waiting for more work to do..." 60)
 		 (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Waiting for more work to do..."))
 	    
-	    (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
-	    (thread-sleep! 1)
+	    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
+	    (thread-sleep! 5)
 	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
 	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
 	  (begin
             (let ((my-test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name item-path)))
               (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id-unless-completed run-id my-test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites2"))            
@@ -1800,11 +1800,11 @@
     ;; this is the point where everything is launched and now you can mark the run in metadata table as all launched 
     (rmt:set-var (conc "lunch-complete-" run-id) "yes")  
         
     ;; now *if* -run-wait we wait for all tests to be done
     ;; Now wait for any RUNNING tests to complete (if in run-wait mode)
-    (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
+    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
     (thread-sleep! 10) ;; I think there is a race condition here. Let states/statuses settle
     
     (let wait-loop ((num-running      (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id #t)) ;; fastmode=yes
 		    (prev-num-running 0))
       ;; (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "num-running=" num-running ", prev-num-running=" prev-num-running)
@@ -1821,12 +1821,12 @@
 		  (set! last-time-incomplete (current-seconds)) ;; FIXME, this might be causing slow down - use of set!
 		  (rmt:find-and-mark-incomplete run-id #f)
 		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "run-wait specified, waiting on " actual-num-running
 				    " tests in RUNNING, REMOTEHOSTSTART or LAUNCHED state at "
 				    (time->string (seconds->local-time (current-seconds))))))
-	    (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
-	    (thread-sleep! 1) ;; (if (>= num-running max-concurrent-jobs) 5 1))
+	    ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
+	    (thread-sleep! 5) ;; (if (>= num-running max-concurrent-jobs) 5 1))
 	    (wait-loop (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id #t) ;; fastmode=yes
 		       num-running))))
     ;; LET* ((test-record
     ;; we get here on "drop through". All done!
     ;; this is moved to runs:run-testes since this function is getting called twice to ensure everthing is completed. 
@@ -1959,13 +1959,13 @@
 		  (set! test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name item-path))))
 	    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "test-id=" test-id ", run-id=" run-id ", test-name=" test-name ", item-path=\"" item-path "\"")
 	    (set! testdat (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id))
 	    (if (not testdat)
 		(begin
-		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server is overloaded, trying again in one second")
-		  (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
-		  (thread-sleep! 1)
+		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server is overloaded, trying again in two seconds")
+		  ;; (if (runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)((runs:dat-load-mgmt-function runsdat)))
+		  (thread-sleep! 2)
 		  (loop)))))
       (if (not testdat) ;; should NOT happen
 	  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "failed to get test record for test-id " test-id))
       (set! test-id (db:test-get-id testdat))
       (if (common:file-exists? test-path)