diff --git a/data/glest_game b/data/glest_game
index c5cffd71d..bf04854ad 160000
--- a/data/glest_game
+++ b/data/glest_game
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c5cffd71d650321c49046dba3607b7107ca3868a
+Subproject commit bf04854ade7cd0fc51483c857e590acfef4fbc26
diff --git a/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp b/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp
index 7f277e946..5f1374530 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/network/client_interface.cpp
@@ -1795,7 +1795,11 @@ void ClientInterface::waitUntilReady(Checksum* checksum) {
 		// delay the start a bit, so clients have more room to get messages
 		// This is to ensure clients don't start ahead of the server and thus
 		// constantly freeze because they are waiting for the server to catch up
+#ifdef WIN32
+		sleep(20);
+#else
 		sleep(120);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	// This triggers LAG update packets to begin as required