diff --git a/client-cli/pvc/cli/waiters.py b/client-cli/pvc/cli/waiters.py
index 6f2b4e02..93fefee4 100644
--- a/client-cli/pvc/cli/waiters.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc/cli/waiters.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def wait_for_celery_task(CLI_CONFIG, task_detail):
     # Wait for the task to start
     echo(CLI_CONFIG, "Waiting for task to start...", newline=False)
     while True:
-        sleep(0.25)
+        sleep(0.5)
         task_status = pvc.lib.common.task_status(
             CLI_CONFIG, task_id=task_id, is_watching=True
         )
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def wait_for_celery_task(CLI_CONFIG, task_detail):
             newline=False,
         )
         while True:
-            sleep(0.25)
+            sleep(0.5)
             if task_status.get("state") != "RUNNING":
                 break
             if task_status.get("current") > last_task:
diff --git a/daemon-common/celery.py b/daemon-common/celery.py
index 547c11ef..08830a86 100644
--- a/daemon-common/celery.py
+++ b/daemon-common/celery.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def start(celery, msg, current=0, total=1):
     celery.update_state(
         state="RUNNING", meta={"current": current, "total": total, "status": msg}
     )
-    sleep(0.5)
+    sleep(1)
 
 
 def fail(celery, msg, current=1, total=1):
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def update(celery, msg, current=1, total=2):
     celery.update_state(
         state="RUNNING", meta={"current": current, "total": total, "status": msg}
     )
-    sleep(0.5)
+    sleep(1)
 
 
 def finish(celery, msg, current=2, total=2):
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ def finish(celery, msg, current=2, total=2):
         state="RUNNING",
         meta={"current": current, "total": total, "status": "Finishing up"},
     )
-    sleep(0.5)
+    sleep(1)
     logger.info(f"Success {current}/{total}: {msg}")
     return {"status": msg, "current": current, "total": total}