diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cca23a4..b8eecd3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ require("dotenv").config();
 
 const logs = [];
 const MAX_LOGS = 200;
-const LOOP_DELAY_MS = 60_000;
+const LOOP_DELAY_MIN_MS = 5 * 60_000;
+const LOOP_DELAY_MAX_MS = 10 * 60_000;
 const MAX_ALLOWED_MOVE_BLOCKS = 10;
 const LOOP_RESUME_TOLERANCE_BLOCKS = 1.5;
 const REJOIN_DELAY_MS = 60_000;
@@ -427,6 +428,11 @@ function sleep(ms) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
 
+function getRandomLoopDelayMs() {
+  const span = LOOP_DELAY_MAX_MS - LOOP_DELAY_MIN_MS;
+  return LOOP_DELAY_MIN_MS + Math.floor(Math.random() * (span + 1));
+}
+
 function stopSpawnerLoop(reason, options = {}) {
   if (!spawnerLoopRunning) return;
   spawnerLoopRunning = false;
@@ -1208,8 +1214,10 @@ function startSpawnerLoop() {
       }
 
       if (!spawnerLoopRunning) break;
-      pushLog("waiting 60s for next cycle");
-      await sleep(LOOP_DELAY_MS);
+      const waitMs = getRandomLoopDelayMs();
+      const waitMinutes = (waitMs / 60_000).toFixed(2);
+      pushLog(`waiting ${waitMinutes} min for next cycle`);
+      await sleep(waitMs);
     }
   })();
 }