diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 5619f81c1..070142ae1 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1109,4 +1109,4 @@ def parseXmlFile(xmlFile, handler):
     xfile.close()
 
 def calculateDeltaSeconds(start, epsilon=0.05):
-    return int(time.time() - start + epsilon)
\ No newline at end of file
+    return int(time.time() - start + epsilon)
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index f60cd1810..cbc401d21 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -878,32 +878,33 @@ def __setConfAttributes():
     debugMsg = "initializing the configuration"
     logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
-    conf.cj              = None
-    conf.dbmsConnector   = None
-    conf.dbmsHandler     = None
-    conf.dumpPath        = None
-    conf.httpHeaders     = []
-    conf.hostname        = None
-    conf.loggedToOut     = None
-    conf.matchRatio      = None
-    conf.md5hash         = None
-    conf.multipleTargets = False
-    conf.outputPath      = None
-    conf.paramDict       = {}
-    conf.parameters      = {}
-    conf.path            = None
-    conf.port            = None
-    conf.redirectHandled = False
-    conf.retriesCount    = 0
-    conf.scheme          = None
-    #conf.seqMatcher      = difflib.SequenceMatcher(lambda x: x in " \t")
-    conf.seqMatcher      = difflib.SequenceMatcher(None)
-    conf.seqLock         = None
-    conf.sessionFP       = None
-    conf.start           = True
-    conf.threadContinue  = True
-    conf.threadException = False
-    conf.wFileType       = None
+    conf.cpuThrottleDelay = 0.001
+    conf.cj               = None
+    conf.dbmsConnector    = None
+    conf.dbmsHandler      = None
+    conf.dumpPath         = None
+    conf.httpHeaders      = []
+    conf.hostname         = None
+    conf.loggedToOut      = None
+    conf.matchRatio       = None
+    conf.md5hash          = None
+    conf.multipleTargets  = False
+    conf.outputPath       = None
+    conf.paramDict        = {}
+    conf.parameters       = {}
+    conf.path             = None
+    conf.port             = None
+    conf.redirectHandled  = False
+    conf.retriesCount     = 0
+    conf.scheme           = None
+    #conf.seqMatcher       = difflib.SequenceMatcher(lambda x: x in " \t")
+    conf.seqMatcher       = difflib.SequenceMatcher(None)
+    conf.seqLock          = None
+    conf.sessionFP        = None
+    conf.start            = True
+    conf.threadContinue   = True
+    conf.threadException  = False
+    conf.wFileType        = None
 
     width = getConsoleWidth()
 
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 38aa09ff4..248852fc7 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ class Connect:
 
         logger.log(8, responseMsg)
 
+        time.sleep(conf.cpuThrottleDelay)
+
         return page, responseHeaders
 
     @staticmethod