diff --git a/astroid/config b/astroid/config
index 35e3bde..d7af3d3 100644
--- a/astroid/config
+++ b/astroid/config
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         "message_id_fqdn": "fsfe.org",
         "message_id_user": "max.mehl",
         "user_agent": "astroid",
-        "send_delay": "4",
+        "send_delay": "6",
         "format_flowed": "false"
     },
     "poll": {