diff --git a/.github/linters/.golangci.yml b/.github/linters/.golangci.yml
index e9fc6222..76270817 100644
--- a/.github/linters/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.github/linters/.golangci.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
 # see https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/.golangci.example.yml
 run:
   timeout: 60m
-  skip-dirs:
+issues:
+  exclude-dirs:
     - gnmi/oc
     - integration_tests # Loading ondatra is very slow
-issues:
+  exclude:
+    - "grpc.Dial is deprecated" # TODO: Remove this once UDS is resolved
+    - "grpc.DialContext is deprecated"
   exclude-rules:
     - path: _test\.go
       linters:
diff --git a/dataplane/standalone/pkthandler/pktiohandler/pktiohandler.go b/dataplane/standalone/pkthandler/pktiohandler/pktiohandler.go
index 66919f6c..08032e33 100644
--- a/dataplane/standalone/pkthandler/pktiohandler/pktiohandler.go
+++ b/dataplane/standalone/pkthandler/pktiohandler/pktiohandler.go
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ func (m *PacketIOMgr) queueRead(id uint64, done chan struct{}) {
 			default:
 				n, err := p.Read(buf)
 				if err != nil || n == 0 {
+					time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 					continue
 				}
 				pkt := &pktiopb.Packet{
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ func (m *PacketIOMgr) queueRead(id uint64, done chan struct{}) {
 					Frame:    buf[0:n],
 				}
 				m.sendQueue.Write(pkt)
-				time.Sleep(time.Microsecond)
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 			}
 		}
 	}()