diff --git a/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp b/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp
index 1dab4802..c8a3bd23 100644
--- a/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/controller_statistics.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void Controller::SharedMemStats(void * config){
       }
       Controller::checkServerLimits(); /*LTS*/
     }
-    Util::sleep(1000);
+    Util::wait(1000);
   }
   DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_HIGH, "Stopping stats thread");
   if (Controller::killOnExit){