diff --git a/lib/rb/benchmark/benchmark.rb b/lib/rb/benchmark/benchmark.rb
index 327be6a..1adc73d 100644
--- a/lib/rb/benchmark/benchmark.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/benchmark/benchmark.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     puts "Spawning benchmark processes..."
     @num_processes.times do
       spawn
-      sleep 0.05 # space out spawns
+      sleep 0.01 # space out spawns
     end
     collect_output
     @benchmark_end = Time.now # we know the procs are done here