diff --git a/htroot/yacysearch.java b/htroot/yacysearch.java
index fa8c8f231..b90c89880 100644
--- a/htroot/yacysearch.java
+++ b/htroot/yacysearch.java
@@ -628,9 +628,6 @@ public class yacysearch {
                       sb.getConfigLong(SwitchboardConstants.REMOTESEARCH_MAXTIME_USER, sb.getConfigLong(SwitchboardConstants.REMOTESEARCH_MAXTIME_DEFAULT, 3000)),
                 (int) sb.getConfigLong(SwitchboardConstants.DHT_BURST_ROBINSON, 0),
                 (int) sb.getConfigLong(SwitchboardConstants.DHT_BURST_MULTIWORD, 0));
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(global ? 100 : 10);
-            } catch (final InterruptedException e1) {} // wait a little time to get first results in the search
 
             if (offset == 0) {
                 if (sitehost != null && sb.getConfigBool("heuristic.site", false) && authenticated) {
diff --git a/htroot/yacysearchlatestinfo.java b/htroot/yacysearchlatestinfo.java
index 5ca112ac6..f6524c23c 100644
--- a/htroot/yacysearchlatestinfo.java
+++ b/htroot/yacysearchlatestinfo.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public class yacysearchlatestinfo {
             return prop;
         }
         final QueryParams theQuery = theSearch.getQuery();
-        //if (sb.isGlobalMode() && !theQuery.isLocal()) try {Thread.sleep(1000);} catch (InterruptedException e) {}
 
         // dynamically update count values
         final int totalcount = theSearch.getRankingResult().getLocalIndexCount() - theSearch.getRankingResult().getMissCount() - theSearch.getRankingResult().getSortOutCount() + theSearch.getRankingResult().getRemoteIndexCount();
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/search/ResultFetcher.java b/source/de/anomic/search/ResultFetcher.java
index 682b5a372..ba55a0bae 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/search/ResultFetcher.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/search/ResultFetcher.java
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public class ResultFetcher {
     public ResultEntry oneResult(final int item, final long timeout) {
         // check if we already retrieved this item
     	// (happens if a search pages is accessed a second time)
+        if (!this.query.isLocal() && item == 0) try { Thread.sleep(100); } catch (final InterruptedException e1) {} // wait a little time to get first results in the search
+
         final long finishTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeout;
         EventTracker.update(EventTracker.EClass.SEARCH, new ProfilingGraph.searchEvent(this.query.id(true), SearchEvent.Type.ONERESULT, "started, item = " + item + ", available = " + this.result.sizeAvailable(), 0, 0), false);
         if (this.result.sizeAvailable() > item) {
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ public class ResultFetcher {
         while ( this.result.sizeAvailable() < this.query.neededResults() &&
                 anyWorkerAlive() &&
                 System.currentTimeMillis() < timeout) {
-            try {Thread.sleep(20);} catch (final InterruptedException e) {}
+            try {Thread.sleep(10);} catch (final InterruptedException e) {}
             //System.out.println("+++DEBUG-completeResults+++ sleeping " + 200);
         }
         return this.result.list(Math.min(this.query.neededResults(), this.result.sizeAvailable()));