diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/mod_xml_cdr.c b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/mod_xml_cdr.c
index 9a1c61a7bb..27f798f947 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/mod_xml_cdr.c
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/mod_xml_cdr.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static switch_status_t my_on_hangup(switch_core_session_t *session)
 
 			for (cur_try = 0; cur_try < globals.retries; cur_try++) {
 				if (cur_try > 0) {
-					sleep(globals.delay);
+					switch_yield(globals.delay * 1000000);
 				}
 				curl_easy_perform(curl_handle);
 				curl_easy_getinfo(curl_handle, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &httpRes);