Index: common.scm
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--- common.scm
+++ common.scm
@@ -1769,11 +1769,14 @@
 (define (common:get-delay load-in numcpus)
   (let* ((ratio (/ load-in numcpus))
          (new-option (configf:lookup *configdat* "load" "new-load-method")))
     (if new-option
       (begin
-        (cond ((and (>= ratio 0) (<= ratio .9))
+        (cond ((and (>= ratio 0) (< ratio .5))
+          0
+        )
+        ((and (>= ratio 0.5) (<= ratio .9))
           (* ratio (/ 5 .9)))
         ((and (> ratio .9) (<= ratio 1.1))
           (+ 5 (* (- ratio .9) (/ 55 .2)))) 
         ((> ratio 1.1)
           60)))