diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml b/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml
index 57dceb7..ea75cce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Bahamut/
         patch src/s_user.c < $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/patches/bahamut_localhost.patch
+        patch src/s_bsd.c < $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/patches/bahamut_mainloop.patch
         echo "#undef THROTTLE_ENABLE" >> include/config.h
         libtoolize --force
         aclocal
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml
index 44996e5..5a414e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Bahamut/
         patch src/s_user.c < $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/patches/bahamut_localhost.patch
+        patch src/s_bsd.c < $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/patches/bahamut_mainloop.patch
         echo "#undef THROTTLE_ENABLE" >> include/config.h
         libtoolize --force
         aclocal
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c82a97..201d2da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ bahamut:
 	$(PYTEST) $(PYTEST_ARGS) \
 		--controller=irctest.controllers.bahamut \
 		-m 'not services' \
-		-n 10 \
+		-n 4 \
+		-vv -s \
 		-k '$(BAHAMUT_SELECTORS)'
 
 bahamut-atheme:
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ bahamut-atheme:
 		--controller=irctest.controllers.bahamut \
 		--services-controller=irctest.controllers.atheme_services \
 		-m 'services' \
-		-n 10 \
 		-k '$(BAHAMUT_SELECTORS)'
 
 bahamut-anope:
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ bahamut-anope:
 		--controller=irctest.controllers.bahamut \
 		--services-controller=irctest.controllers.anope_services \
 		-m 'services' \
-		-n 10 \
 		-k '$(BAHAMUT_SELECTORS)'
 
 charybdis:
diff --git a/patches/bahamut_mainloop.patch b/patches/bahamut_mainloop.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e0f992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/bahamut_mainloop.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Lower Bahamut's delay between processing incoming commands
+
+diff --git a/src/s_bsd.c b/src/s_bsd.c
+index fcc1d02..951fd8c 100644
+--- a/src/s_bsd.c
++++ b/src/s_bsd.c
+@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ int do_client_queue(aClient *cptr)
+     int dolen = 0, done;
+     
+     while (SBufLength(&cptr->recvQ) && !NoNewLine(cptr) &&
+-       ((cptr->status < STAT_UNKNOWN) || (cptr->since - timeofday < 10) ||
++       ((cptr->status < STAT_UNKNOWN) || (cptr->since - timeofday < 20) ||
+         IsNegoServer(cptr))) 
+     {
+         /* If it's become registered as a server, just parse the whole block */
diff --git a/workflows.yml b/workflows.yml
index b626a32..97ee359 100644
--- a/workflows.yml
+++ b/workflows.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ software:
         build_script: |
             cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Bahamut/
             patch src/s_user.c < $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/patches/bahamut_localhost.patch
+            patch src/s_bsd.c < $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/patches/bahamut_mainloop.patch
             echo "#undef THROTTLE_ENABLE" >> include/config.h
             libtoolize --force
             aclocal