diff --git a/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ErrorCheckerService.java b/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ErrorCheckerService.java
index 2f63a752a..fad2a2dd7 100644
--- a/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ErrorCheckerService.java
+++ b/pdex/src/processing/mode/experimental/ErrorCheckerService.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class ErrorCheckerService implements Runnable{
   /**
    * Error check happens every sleepTime milliseconds
    */
-  public static final int sleepTime = 4000;
+  public static final int sleepTime = 3000;
 
   /**
    * The amazing eclipse ast parser