diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 988279d..e7a4604 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def strip_string(str):
 # is to try to make the sequence of mails we send out in order
 # actually get delivered in order. The waiting is done in a forked
 # subprocess and doesn't stall completion of the main script.
-EMAIL_DELAY = 5
+EMAIL_DELAY = 0.02
 
 # Some line that can never appear in any email we send out
 EMAIL_BOUNDARY="---@@@--- labs-git-email ---@@@---\n"