Index: runs.scm
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--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@
 	   (args:get-arg "-one-pass"))
       (exit 0))
   (thread-sleep! (cond
         	  ((> (runs:dat-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) 20)
 		   (if (runs:lownoise "waiting on tasks" 60)(debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "waiting for tasks to complete, sleeping briefly ..."))
-                   (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "inter-test-delay" default: 2) ;; was 2
+                   (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "inter-test-delay" default: 0.1) ;; was 2
 		   );; obviously haven't had any work to do for a while
         	  (else 0)))
   (let* ((num-running             (rmt:get-count-tests-running run-id))
 	 (num-running-in-jobgroup (rmt:get-count-tests-running-in-jobgroup run-id jobgroup))
 	 (job-group-limit         (let ((jobg-count (config-lookup *configdat* "jobgroups" jobgroup)))