diff --git a/src/connection/connection.c b/src/connection/connection.c
index 73639d43..ce48323b 100644
--- a/src/connection/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection/connection.c
@@ -355,7 +355,12 @@ ssize_t neu_conn_send(neu_conn_t *conn, uint8_t *buf, ssize_t len)
                                    conn->fd, len, ret, strerror(errno), errno);
                         break;
                     } else {
-                        sleep(1);
+                        struct timespec t1 = {
+                            .tv_sec  = 0,
+                            .tv_nsec = 1000 * 1000 * 10,
+                        };
+                        struct timespec t2 = { 0 };
+                        nanosleep(&t1, &t2);
                         retry++;
                         zlog_warn(conn->param.log,
                                   "not all data send, retry: %d, ret: "