diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 590b085..bb76433 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="0f79fb12-bf2b-474d-8da4-e622edb018dd" name="Default Changelist" comment="" />
+    <list default="true" id="0f79fb12-bf2b-474d-8da4-e622edb018dd" name="Default Changelist" comment="">
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/distribute_training.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/distribute_training.py" afterDir="false" />
+    </list>
     <option name="EXCLUDED_CONVERTED_TO_IGNORED" value="true" />
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
diff --git a/distribute_training.py b/distribute_training.py
index c1ccc5b..c9dad4d 100644
--- a/distribute_training.py
+++ b/distribute_training.py
@@ -365,9 +365,13 @@ def main_fun(argv, ctx):
 
             #gives time to chief to stop
             if task_index != 0:
-                time.sleep(15)
+                time.sleep(30)
 
         else:
+            #gives time to other workers to connect
+            if task_index == 0:
+                time.sleep(30)
+
             d = {
                 'r_tot' : 0.0, 'r_filter_tot' : 0.0, 'r_tot_constrain' : 0.0, 'r_filter_tot_constrain' : 0.0,
                 'r1_tot' : 0.0, 'r1_filter_tot' : 0.0, 'r1_tot_constrain' : 0.0, 'r1_filter_tot_constrain' : 0.0,
@@ -603,7 +607,9 @@ def main_fun(argv, ctx):
                     f.write(str(key) + ":" + str(d[key])+'\n')
 
 
-
+            #gives time to chief to stop
+            if task_index != 0:
+                time.sleep(30)