diff --git a/resources/recipes/slashdot.recipe b/resources/recipes/slashdot.recipe
index dc0067f3ed..c7c68c3f1a 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/slashdot.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/slashdot.recipe
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 class Slashdot(BasicNewsRecipe):
              title          = u'Slashdot.org'
              description    = '''Tech news. WARNING: This recipe downloads a lot
-             of content and can result in your IP being banned from slashdot.org'''
+             of content and may result in your IP being banned from slashdot.org'''
              oldest_article = 7
+             simultaneous_downloads = 1
+             delay = 3
              max_articles_per_feed = 100
              language = 'en'