diff --git a/empdd.c b/empdd.c
index 1453ff2..0acc1bc 100644
--- a/empdd.c
+++ b/empdd.c
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ fdh_func(void *d EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Fd_Handler *fdh EINA_UNUSED)
                   return EINA_TRUE;
                }
              if (mpd_async_get_error(empd->async) == MPD_ERROR_CLOSED)
-               ecore_app_restart();
+               {
+                  sleep(2);
+                  ecore_app_restart();
+               }
              break;
            /**
             * MPD has returned a name-value pair.  Call