diff --git a/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe b/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
index 593a548bec..e9812e7157 100644
--- a/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
@@ -176,15 +176,16 @@ class Bloomberg(BasicNewsRecipe):
                             caption = '<span class="cap">' + data['lede']['alt'] + '</span>'
 
         if m:
-            time.sleep(10)
+            time.sleep(5)
             body = data['body']
         else:
             body = ''
             body_data = data['body']['content']
             for x in body_data:
-                pause = random.choice((0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1))
-                time.sleep(pause)
                 body += get_contents(x)
+            pause = random.choice((4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9))
+            self.log('Delay: ', pause, ' seconds')
+            time.sleep(pause)
         return '<html><body>' + cat + title + subhead + auth + lede + caption + '<div>' + body + '</div></body></html>'
 
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
diff --git a/recipes/bloomberg.recipe b/recipes/bloomberg.recipe
index ac7e0f851e..b7ee45be05 100644
--- a/recipes/bloomberg.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bloomberg.recipe
@@ -170,15 +170,16 @@ class Bloomberg(BasicNewsRecipe):
                             caption = '<span class="cap">' + data['lede']['alt'] + '</span>'
 
         if m:
-            time.sleep(3)
+            time.sleep(5)
             body = data['body']
         elif m2:
             body = ''
             body_data = data['body']['content']
             for x in body_data:
-                pause = random.choice((0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1))
-                time.sleep(pause)
                 body += get_contents(x)
+            pause = random.choice((4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9))
+            self.log('Delay: ', pause, ' seconds')
+            time.sleep(pause)
         return '<html><body>' + cat + title + subhead + auth + lede + caption + '<div>' + body + '</div></body></html>'
 
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
