diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 5ea2517e54e0d6d07350233148f8de898a09cb35..5eab0fb83a7a745eb8fdb6bd50e195f817f5bf8d 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ def idle_check_thread():
     global waiting_time
     while True:
         current_time = time.time()
-        if (last_msg + waiting_time) < current_time and (last_msg + waiting_time + 1) > current_time:
+        if (last_msg + waiting_time) < current_time and (last_msg + waiting_time + 4) > current_time:
             socketio.send("are you there?")
-        time.sleep(3)
+        time.sleep(5)
 
 x = threading.Thread(target=idle_check_thread)
 x.start()