diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 5c276bc76..9e78578ba 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ class Agent:
 
         return payload
 
+    def adjustSleepTime(self, payload):
+        """
+        Returns payload with a replaced tag for SLEEPTIME
+        """
+
+        return payload.replace("[SLEEPTIME]", str(conf.timeSec)) if payload else payload
+
     def getComment(self, request):
         """
         Returns comment form for the given request
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 858b60427..b926060ba 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class Connect:
 
         raise404 = place != PLACE.URI if raise404 is None else raise404
 
-        value = value.replace("[SLEEPTIME]", str(conf.timeSec)) if value else value
+        value = agent.adjustSleepTime(value)
         payload = agent.extractPayload(value)
         threadData = getCurrentThreadData()
 
diff --git a/lib/request/direct.py b/lib/request/direct.py
index 293b7105b..99c099fc6 100644
--- a/lib/request/direct.py
+++ b/lib/request/direct.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from lib.utils.timeout import timeout
 def direct(query, content=True):
     select = True
     query = agent.payloadDirect(query)
-    query = query.replace("[SLEEPTIME]", str(conf.timeSec))
+    query = agent.adjustSleepTime(query)
     threadData = getCurrentThreadData()
 
     if Backend.isDbms(DBMS.ORACLE) and query.startswith("SELECT ") and " FROM " not in query: