diff --git a/services/console-proxy/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyNoVncClient.java b/services/console-proxy/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyNoVncClient.java
index 27fabb53124..cfa62114c3d 100644
--- a/services/console-proxy/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyNoVncClient.java
+++ b/services/console-proxy/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/consoleproxy/ConsoleProxyNoVncClient.java
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ public class ConsoleProxyNoVncClient implements ConsoleProxyClient {
                                 updateFrontEndActivityTime();
                             }
                             connectionAlive = session.isOpen();
-                            try {
-                                Thread.sleep(1);
-                            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                                s_logger.error("Error on sleep for vnc over websocket", e);
-                            }
                         } else if (client.isVncOverNioSocket()) {
                             byte[] bytesArr;
                             int nextBytes = client.getNextBytes();
@@ -139,6 +134,11 @@ public class ConsoleProxyNoVncClient implements ConsoleProxyClient {
                                 connectionAlive = false;
                             }
                         }
+                        try {
+                            Thread.sleep(1);
+                        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                            s_logger.error("Error on sleep for vnc sessions", e);
+                        }
                     }
                     s_logger.info(String.format("Connection with client [%s] is dead.", clientId));
                 } catch (IOException e) {