diff --git a/src/dexorder/util/async_util.py b/src/dexorder/util/async_util.py
index 3ec4824..f945d78 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/util/async_util.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/util/async_util.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from typing import Union, Awaitable, TypeVar
 
 
 async def async_yield():
-    # a value of exactly 0 doesn't seem to work as well, so we set 1 nanosecond
-    await asyncio.sleep(1e-9)
+    # a value of exactly 0 doesn't seem to work as well, so we use 1 microsecond
+    await asyncio.sleep(1e-6)
 
 
 Args = TypeVar('Args')