diff --git a/profiler/src/BackendWayland.cpp b/profiler/src/BackendWayland.cpp
index 672b3fd7..555b41a5 100644
--- a/profiler/src/BackendWayland.cpp
+++ b/profiler/src/BackendWayland.cpp
@@ -1143,9 +1143,11 @@ void Backend::Run()
 #endif
 
     timespec zero = {};
+    bool first = true;
     while( s_running && wl_display_dispatch_timeout( s_dpy, &zero ) != -1 )
     {
-        if( tracy::s_config.focusLostLimit && !s_hasFocus ) std::this_thread::sleep_for( std::chrono::milliseconds( 50 ) );
+        if( !first && tracy::s_config.focusLostLimit && !s_hasFocus ) std::this_thread::sleep_for( std::chrono::milliseconds( 50 ) );
+        first = false;
         s_redraw();
         s_mainThreadTasks->Run();
     }