diff --git a/astroid/config b/astroid/config
index 7adafab..78d7622 100644
--- a/astroid/config
+++ b/astroid/config
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         "message_id_fqdn": "fsfe.org",
         "message_id_user": "max.mehl",
         "user_agent": "astroid",
-        "send_delay": "2"
+        "send_delay": "4"
     },
     "poll": {
         "interval": "240"