diff --git a/src/batched_indexer.cpp b/src/batched_indexer.cpp
index 530963ea..ee4f36a7 100644
--- a/src/batched_indexer.cpp
+++ b/src/batched_indexer.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ std::string BatchedIndexer::get_collection_name(const std::shared_ptr<http_req>&
 void BatchedIndexer::run() {
 
     // sleep this thread for 5 seconds
-    sleep(10);
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
 
     LOG(INFO) << "Starting batch indexer with " << num_threads << " threads.";
     ThreadPool* thread_pool = new ThreadPool(num_threads);