diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10363bd..05aafb1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 !/cli/
 !Cargo.toml
 !/*/src/
+!/*/src/**/
 !/*/src/**/*.rs
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 26f1cec..8fff792 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     }) {
         log::debug!("{:?}", spond.responses);
 
+        if spond.responses.waitinglist_ids.is_empty() {
+            log::info!("nobody on the waiting list");
+            continue;
+        }
+
         let spond = &spond;
         let decline = |id: &api::MemberId| {
             log::info!("remove {0}", *id);
@@ -313,8 +318,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                         responses = accept(&id).await?;
                         extra.push(id);
                     }
-
-                    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+                    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
                 }
             };