diff --git a/src/core/Producer.cxx b/src/core/Producer.cxx
index b43830e..a68e435 100644
--- a/src/core/Producer.cxx
+++ b/src/core/Producer.cxx
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ std::chrono::milliseconds Producer::compute_delay(SysfsStatus status) const
   {  // when error = temp too high
     return hot;
   }
+  if (status == SysfsStatus::Enabled)
+  {
+    static std::random_device rd;
+    static std::mt19937 gen(rd());
+    std::uniform_int_distribution<int> dist(1000,5000); //jittered around 3s with +-2s
+
+    return std::chrono::milliseconds(dist(gen));
+  }
   else
   {
     return standard;