diff --git a/benchmark/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/st/eraser/benchmark/Benchmark.java b/benchmark/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/st/eraser/benchmark/Benchmark.java
index 490c519c3dbb039aaee6e564e569088082b74b37..a1c0b7c3ac373d9908824b38bb070c3c793fd573 100644
--- a/benchmark/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/st/eraser/benchmark/Benchmark.java
+++ b/benchmark/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/st/eraser/benchmark/Benchmark.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class Benchmark {
     void start(){
         String PREFERENCE_URL = "http://localhost:4567/model/items/iris1_item/state";
         String ACTIVITY_URL = "http://localhost:4567/activity/current";
-        int TIME_PERIOD = 5000;
         File a_file;
         File p_file;
         FileReader a_file_reader;
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ public class Benchmark {
                     i++;
                 }
                 else{
-                    try{Thread.sleep(TIME_PERIOD);}catch (InterruptedException e){e.printStackTrace();}
                     String[] values = Arrays.copyOf(a_next_record,12);
                     setNewValue(values, ACTIVITY_ITEM_NAME,"activity");
                     HttpResponse response= Request.Get(ACTIVITY_URL).execute().returnResponse();
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ public class Benchmark {
                             getCSVHeader(Arrays.copyOf(p_next_record,2),"p");
                             j++;
                         }else{
-                            try{Thread.sleep(TIME_PERIOD);}catch (InterruptedException e){e.printStackTrace();}
                             String[] values1 = Arrays.copyOf(p_next_record,2);
                             setNewValue(values1, PREFERENCE_ITEM_NAME,"preference");
                             HttpResponse response1= Request.Get(PREFERENCE_URL).execute().returnResponse();
@@ -116,6 +113,7 @@ public class Benchmark {
     }
 
     private void setNewValue(String[] values, String[] name, String file_typ){
+        int TIME_PERIOD = 1000;
         if(file_typ.equals("activity"))
         {
             int i = 0;
@@ -152,6 +150,7 @@ public class Benchmark {
                 e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
+        try{Thread.sleep(TIME_PERIOD);}catch (InterruptedException e){e.printStackTrace();}
     }
 
     private void getCSVHeader(String[] a_values,String csv_typ){