diff --git a/src/communicator/__init__.py b/src/communicator/__init__.py
index 257822a3..50c7edc6 100755
--- a/src/communicator/__init__.py
+++ b/src/communicator/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         self.shared_state.share_object()
 
         # loop time.sleep delay in seconds
-        self.delay = 1
+        self.delay = 5
 
         # amount of threads running by name, used to prevent too many
         self.threadCounts = {}
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         logger.info(
             'Goodbye. (Onionr is cleaning up, and will exit)', terminal=True)
 
-        try:
-            time.sleep(0.5)
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            pass
-
     def decrementThreadCount(self, threadName):
         """Decrement amount of a thread name if more than zero.
 
diff --git a/src/onionrproofs/subprocesspow.py b/src/onionrproofs/subprocesspow.py
index 092639fd..2923de74 100755
--- a/src/onionrproofs/subprocesspow.py
+++ b/src/onionrproofs/subprocesspow.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class SubprocessPOW:
         difficulty = self.difficulty
         try:
             while True:
+                #logger.info('still running', terminal=True)
                 # Break if shutdown received
                 try:
                     if pipe.poll() and pipe.recv() == 'shutdown':