diff --git a/logprep/framework/pipeline_manager.py b/logprep/framework/pipeline_manager.py
index 39a9f7048..7b374e78e 100644
--- a/logprep/framework/pipeline_manager.py
+++ b/logprep/framework/pipeline_manager.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # pylint: disable=logging-fstring-interpolation
 
+import ctypes
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import multiprocessing
@@ -20,18 +21,20 @@
 from logprep.util.configuration import Configuration
 from logprep.util.logging import LogprepMPQueueListener, logqueue
 
+libc = ctypes.CDLL("libc.so.6")
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("Manager")
 
 
 class ThrottlingQueue(multiprocessing.queues.Queue):
     """A queue that throttles the number of items that can be put into it."""
 
-    wait_time = 0.0000000000000000001
+    wait_time = 5
 
     @property
     def consumed_percent(self) -> int:
         """Return the percentage of items consumed."""
-        return int(self.qsize() / self.capacity * 100)
+        return int((self.qsize() / self.capacity) * 100)
 
     def __init__(self, ctx, maxsize):
         super().__init__(ctx=ctx, maxsize=maxsize)
@@ -40,12 +43,16 @@ def __init__(self, ctx, maxsize):
 
     def throttle(self, batch_size=1):
         """Throttle put by sleeping."""
-        time.sleep((self.wait_time**self.consumed_percent) / batch_size)
+        if self.consumed_percent > 90:
+            sleep_time = max(
+                self.wait_time, int(self.wait_time * self.consumed_percent / batch_size)
+            )
+            # sleep times in microseconds
+            libc.usleep(sleep_time)
 
     def put(self, obj, block=True, timeout=None, batch_size=1):
         """Put an obj into the queue."""
-        if self.consumed_percent >= 90:
-            self.throttle(batch_size)
+        self.throttle(batch_size)
         super().put(obj, block=block, timeout=timeout)