diff --git a/src/mainclient.c b/src/mainclient.c
index f9f2f88..074c00c 100644
--- a/src/mainclient.c
+++ b/src/mainclient.c
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ void * threadfunc (void *p) {
 
 /* A thread for the client, client_sock for TCP, or a fiber of an event
    loop. 0 once it runs, the slot in hand going with it. */
+/* usleep(SLEEPTIME * n), but on a fiber of a loop (accepting there) a wait
+   in the loop, which a sleep would hold up */
+static void srvsleep(struct srvparam *srv, int n){
+	if(onloopfunc && onloopfunc()) sockpoll(&srv->so, srv->so.state, NULL, 0, n);
+	else usleep(SLEEPTIME * n);
+}
+
 static int srvspawn(struct srvstart *s, SOCKET client_sock){
  struct srvparam *srv = &s->srv;
  struct clientparam *defparam = &s->defparam;
@@ -308,7 +315,7 @@ static int srvspawn(struct srvstart *s, SOCKET client_sock){
 	srv->so._closesocket(srv->so.state, client_sock);
 	defparam->res = 21;
 	if(!srv->silent)dolog(defparam, (unsigned char *)"Memory Allocation Failed");
-	usleep(SLEEPTIME);
+	srvsleep(srv, 1);
 	return 1;
  };
  if(!reused){
diff --git a/src/maintcp.c b/src/maintcp.c
index 60cc311..8210eab 100644
--- a/src/maintcp.c
+++ b/src/maintcp.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int tcpnext(struct srvstart *s, SOCKET *client, int *nlog){
 		case WSAEMFILE:
 		case WSAENOBUFS:
 		case WSAENETDOWN:
-			usleep(SLEEPTIME * 10);
+			srvsleep(srv, 10);
 			break;
 		case WSAEINTR:
 			error = 1;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int tcpnext(struct srvstart *s, SOCKET *client, int *nlog){
 #ifdef ENOMEM
 		case ENOMEM:
 #endif
-			usleep(SLEEPTIME * 10);
+			srvsleep(srv, 10);
 			break;
 
 		default: