diff --git a/src/sa.c b/src/sa.c
index 25997c3..c1729b0 100644
--- a/src/sa.c
+++ b/src/sa.c
@@ -203,9 +203,12 @@ void *sa_service(void *fc) {
 
     int rv = 0;
 
+    int sleep_ms = 100;
+    int mk_saem_n_sleep = 0;
+
     while (!facilities->exit) {
 
-        if (bulletin->to_provide_len) {
+        if (bulletin->to_provide_len && sleep_ms*mk_saem_n_sleep >= 1000) {
             rv = mk_saem(facilities, bdr->data.buf, (uint32_t *) &bdr->data.size);
             if (!rv) {
                 asn_enc_rval_t enc = oer_encode_to_buffer(&asn_DEF_TransportDataRequest, NULL, tdr, tdr_oer+1, 1023);
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ void *sa_service(void *fc) {
                     pthread_cond_signal(&facilities->tx_queue->trigger);
                 }
             }
+            mk_saem_n_sleep = 0;
         }
 
         pthread_mutex_lock(&bulletin->lock);
@@ -256,7 +260,7 @@ void *sa_service(void *fc) {
         }
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&bulletin->lock);
 
-        usleep(100000);
+        usleep(sleep_ms*1000);
     }
 
     ASN_STRUCT_FREE(asn_DEF_TransportDataRequest, tdr);