diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/VMCommSystem.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/VMCommSystem.java
index a24cdfc381..91749ff0bc 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/VMCommSystem.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/VMCommSystem.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class VMCommSystem extends CommSystemFacade {
             _from = from;
             _msg = msg;
             // bah, ueberspeed!  
-            getTiming().setStartAfter(us.clock().now() + 200);
+            getTiming().setStartAfter(us.clock().now());
         }
         public void runJob() {
             I2NPMessageHandler handler = new I2NPMessageHandler(_ctx);