diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5995dd7..d8616ad 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ exports.connect = function (spi,ce,irq) {
             console.warn("Recommend use with IRQ pin, fallback handling is suboptimal.");
             irqListener = setInterval(function () {       // TODO: clear interval when there are no listeners?
                 if (nrf.listeners('interrupt').length) nrf._checkStatus(false);
-            }, 0);  // (minimum 4ms is a looong time if hoping to quickly stream data!)
+            }, 4);  // (minimum 4ms is a looong time if hoping to quickly stream data!)
         }
         irqOn = true;
     };
@@ -678,4 +678,4 @@ exports.connect = function (spi,ce,irq) {
     nrf.on('interrupt', function (d) { if (nrf._debug) console.log("IRQ.", d); });
     
     return nrf;
-}
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+}