diff --git a/pulsar/managers/stateful.py b/pulsar/managers/stateful.py
index 2f32ce1c..d8f0e362 100644
--- a/pulsar/managers/stateful.py
+++ b/pulsar/managers/stateful.py
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ def _run(self):
                 self._monitor_active_jobs()
             except Exception:
                 log.exception("Failure in stateful manager monitor step.")
+                # This should hopefully be a rare event.
+                # Let's not hammer the system with job lookups
+                time.sleep(1)
 
     def _monitor_active_jobs(self):
         active_job_ids = self.stateful_manager.active_jobs.active_job_ids()