diff --git a/src/Paramore.Brighter.ServiceActivator/MessagePumpBase.cs b/src/Paramore.Brighter.ServiceActivator/MessagePumpBase.cs
index cfe2707271..0b42fbd74e 100644
--- a/src/Paramore.Brighter.ServiceActivator/MessagePumpBase.cs
+++ b/src/Paramore.Brighter.ServiceActivator/MessagePumpBase.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public async Task Run()
                 catch (ChannelFailureException)
                 {
                     _logger.Value.WarnFormat("MessagePump: ChannelFailureException messages from {1} on thread # {0}", Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId, Channel.Name);
+                    Task.Delay(1000).Wait();
                     continue;
                 }
                 catch (Exception exception)