diff --git a/reportservice/report_service.py b/reportservice/report_service.py
index a4d242844e5d9bcbb2527aca937aa31d7f7d074b..254f854537ed10ca452d249b34bd99653f04a5b7 100644
--- a/reportservice/report_service.py
+++ b/reportservice/report_service.py
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ async def push_figures(repo_master, addf):
             adding = False
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(str(e))
-            sleep(1)
-
-
+            await asyncio.sleep(2)
     repo.index.commit("Add {} new figures".format(len(addf)))
     #TODO: create an async function for pushing new figures
     # to avoid blocking the report service.