diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index b1e7923..c1abff5 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@ VDR Plugin 'satip' Revision History
 - Fixed the server teardown.
 - Removed the unnecessary config directory definition.
 - Added a fallback for older glibc libraries.
+- Improved pid selection performance.
 - Added support for Digital Devices CI extension.
diff --git a/tuner.h b/tuner.h
index 21dd1b5..a0a43fd 100644
--- a/tuner.h
+++ b/tuner.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private:
     eDummyPid               = 100,
     eDefaultSignalStrength  = 15,
     eDefaultSignalQuality   = 224,
-    eSleepTimeoutMs         = 1000,  // in milliseconds
+    eSleepTimeoutMs         = 250,   // in milliseconds
     eStatusUpdateTimeoutMs  = 1000,  // in milliseconds
     ePidUpdateIntervalMs    = 250,   // in milliseconds
     eConnectTimeoutMs       = 5000,  // in milliseconds