lib/backburner/workers/threads_on_fork.rb in backburner-allq-1.0.16 vs lib/backburner/workers/threads_on_fork.rb in backburner-allq-1.0.17

@@ -205,10 +205,12 @@
 
       # Run work_one_job while we can
       def run_while_can(conn = connection)
         while @garbage_after.nil? or @garbage_after > @runs
           @runs += 1 # FIXME: Likely race condition
-          work_one_job(conn)
+          ran_job = work_one_job(conn)
+          # Wait a second if we didn't find a job
+          sleep(rand() * 3) unless ran_job
         end
       end
 
       # Shortcut for watching a tube on our beanstalk connection
       def watch_tube(name, conn = connection)