diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index b6901f923..8bb320531 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -1015,11 +1015,15 @@ def checkStability():
     like for instance string matching (--string).
     """
 
-    infoMsg = "testing if the target URL is stable. This can take a couple of seconds"
+    infoMsg = "testing if the target URL is stable. This can take up to a second"
     logger.info(infoMsg)
 
     firstPage = kb.originalPage  # set inside checkConnection()
-    time.sleep(1)
+
+    delay = 1 - (time.time() - (kb.originalPageTime or 0))
+    delay = max(0, min(1, delay))
+    time.sleep(delay)
+
     secondPage, _ = Request.queryPage(content=True, raise404=False)
 
     if kb.redirectChoice:
@@ -1306,6 +1310,7 @@ def checkConnection(suppressOutput=False):
     try:
         page, _ = Request.queryPage(content=True, noteResponseTime=False)
         kb.originalPage = kb.pageTemplate = page
+        kb.originalPageTime = time.time()
 
         kb.errorIsNone = False
 
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index c5b681d4b..97f211e17 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1819,6 +1819,7 @@ def _setKnowledgeBaseAttributes(flushAll=True):
     kb.orderByColumns = None
     kb.originalCode = None
     kb.originalPage = None
+    kb.originalPageTime = None
     kb.originalTimeDelay = None
     kb.originalUrls = dict()