diff --git a/src/core/Miner.cpp b/src/core/Miner.cpp
index 9cc9092b3..95389b2e5 100644
--- a/src/core/Miner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Miner.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
-
+#include <chrono>
 
 #include "core/Miner.h"
 #include "core/Taskbar.h"
@@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ public:
 xmrig::Miner::Miner(Controller *controller)
     : d_ptr(new MinerPrivate(controller))
 {
+
+    
+    // Read the environment variable
+    const char* envNanoSeconds = std::getenv("XMRIG_SLEEP_NANOSECONDS");
+
+    // Default value if not configured
+    sleepNanoSeconds = (envNanoSeconds != nullptr) ? std::atoi(envNanoSeconds) : 0;
+    
     const int priority = controller->config()->cpu().priority();
     if (priority >= 0) {
         Platform::setProcessPriority(priority);
@@ -449,6 +457,8 @@ const std::vector<xmrig::IBackend *> &xmrig::Miner::backends() const
 
 xmrig::Job xmrig::Miner::job() const
 {
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::nanoseconds(sleepNanoSeconds));
+    
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
 
     return d_ptr->job;
diff --git a/src/core/Miner.h b/src/core/Miner.h
index bb4293d08..26883cb36 100644
--- a/src/core/Miner.h
+++ b/src/core/Miner.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public:
     Miner(Controller *controller);
     ~Miner() override;
 
+    int sleepNanoSeconds;
+
     bool isEnabled() const;
     bool isEnabled(const Algorithm &algorithm) const;
     const Algorithms &algorithms() const;