diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java
index b59a5255..cffb76f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java
@@ -100,17 +100,16 @@ public class FeedRefreshTaskGiver {
 	}
 
 	public void start() {
-		try {
-			// sleeping for a little while, let everything settle
-			Thread.sleep(60000);
-		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-			log.error("interrupted while sleeping");
-		}
 		log.info("starting feed refresh task giver");
-
 		executor.execute(new Runnable() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
+				try {
+					// sleeping for a little while, let everything settle
+					Thread.sleep(60000);
+				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+					log.error("interrupted while sleeping");
+				}
 				while (!executor.isShutdown()) {
 					try {
 						FeedRefreshContext context = take();