diff --git a/bin/searchtest.sh b/bin/searchtest.sh
index 1a67964eb..3a40ed6bf 100755
--- a/bin/searchtest.sh
+++ b/bin/searchtest.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ for N in `cat $1`; do
   echo search for $N:
   ./localsearch.sh $N > /dev/null
   C=$(($C+1))
+  #sleep 1
 done
 T=`date "+%s"`
 echo runtime = $(($T-$S)) seconds, count = $C, time per query = $((1000*($T-$S)/$C)) milliseconds