diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
index 685eb87514..f92ee34a82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ final class SelectorUtil {
 
     static void select(Selector selector) throws IOException {
         try {
-            selector.select(500);
+            selector.select(10);
         } catch (CancelledKeyException e) {
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 logger.debug(