diff --git a/application/luniebox.py b/application/luniebox.py
index 64c25c9..fc0e64c 100644
--- a/application/luniebox.py
+++ b/application/luniebox.py
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ class Luniebox(object):
 
         while spotifyd_status != 0 and tries < max_tries:
             subprocess.call(["systemctl", "restart", "spotifyd"])
-            time.sleep(1)
             tries += 1
+            time.sleep(10 * tries)
             spotifyd_status = subprocess.call(
                 ["systemctl", "is-active", "--quiet", "spotifyd"])