diff --git a/daphne/server.py b/daphne/server.py
index 5341ab8..332b231 100755
--- a/daphne/server.py
+++ b/daphne/server.py
@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ class Server(object):
         Run in a separate thread; reads messages from the backend.
         """
         channels = self.factory.reply_channels()
+        delay = 0.3
         # Quit if reactor is stopping
         if not reactor.running:
             logging.debug("Backend reader quitting due to reactor stop")
             return
         # Don't do anything if there's no channels to listen on
         if channels:
+            delay = 0.05
             channel, message = self.channel_layer.receive_many(channels, block=False)
             if channel:
+                delay = 0
                 logging.debug("Server got message on %s", channel)
                 # Deal with the message
                 self.factory.dispatch_reply(channel, message)
-        reactor.callLater(0, self.backend_reader)
+        reactor.callLater(delay, self.backend_reader)