Index: server.scm
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--- server.scm
+++ server.scm
@@ -321,22 +321,23 @@
         *my-client-signature*)))
 
 ;; wait for server=start-last to be three seconds old
 ;;
 (define (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
-  (let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last")))
+  (let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last"))
+	 ;;; THIS INTERACTS WITH [server] timeout. Suggest using 0.1 or above for timeout (6 seconds)
+	 (reftime    (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "server" "idletime" default: 4)))
     (if (file-exists? start-flag)
 	(let* ((fmodtime (file-modification-time start-flag))
-	       (reftime  3) ;; (+ 2 (random 3))) ;;; THIS INTERACTS WITH [server] timeout. Suggest using 0.1 or above
 	       (delta    (- (current-seconds) fmodtime))
 	       (all-go   (> delta reftime)))
 	  (if all-go
 	      #t ;; (system (conc "touch " start-flag)) ;; lazy but safe
 	      (begin
 		(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Gating server start, last start: "
 				  fmodtime ", delta: " delta ", reftime: " reftime ", all-go=" all-go)
-		(thread-sleep! 5)
+		(thread-sleep! reftime)
 		(server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)))))))
 
 ;; kind start up of servers, wait 40 seconds before allowing another server for a given
 ;; run-id to be launched
 ;;