diff --git a/DSP_API/ThumbDV/thumbDV.c b/DSP_API/ThumbDV/thumbDV.c
index c8aa797..8f7a191 100644
--- a/DSP_API/ThumbDV/thumbDV.c
+++ b/DSP_API/ThumbDV/thumbDV.c
@@ -784,7 +784,9 @@ static void * _thumbDV_connectThread( void * param )
     FT_HANDLE handle = *(FT_HANDLE *) param;
 
     while ( !_connectThreadAbort ) {
-        //TODO Handle reconnection
+        
+        //waits 1 second before checking status to prevent CPU hogging
+        usleep(1000000);
         ret = FT_GetStatus(handle, &rx_bytes, &tx_bytes, &event_dword);
 
         if (ret != FT_OK) {