diff --git a/src/clients/libinput.rs b/src/clients/libinput.rs
index 9259e00..6de1b8b 100644
--- a/src/clients/libinput.rs
+++ b/src/clients/libinput.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ impl Client {
                     _ => {}
                 }
             }
+
+            // we need to sleep for a short period to avoid hogging cpu
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
         }
     }