diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 806636b7e..6f3d88c64 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ impl Client {
                     break;
                 }
                 if !TEXT_CLIPBOARD_STATE.lock().unwrap().is_required {
+                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(CLIPBOARD_INTERVAL));
                     continue;
                 }