diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 1110607376..18782efae4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ import static javax.mail.Folder.READ_WRITE;
 
 class Core {
     private static final int MAX_NOTIFICATION_COUNT = 25; // per group
-    private static final long AFTER_SEND_DELAY = 15 * 1000L; // milliseconds
+    private static final long AFTER_SEND_DELAY = 20 * 1000L; // milliseconds
     private static final int SYNC_CHUNCK_SIZE = 200;
     private static final int SYNC_BATCH_SIZE = 20;
     private static final int DOWNLOAD_BATCH_SIZE = 20;