diff --git a/socs/agents/vantagepro2/agent.py b/socs/agents/vantagepro2/agent.py
index b8196f94c..db9fcfc17 100644
--- a/socs/agents/vantagepro2/agent.py
+++ b/socs/agents/vantagepro2/agent.py
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ def acq(self, session, params=None):
                 except TimeoutError as e:
                     self.log.warn(f"TimeoutError: {e}")
                     self.module = None
-                    time.sleep(30)
                     continue
 
                 self.agent.publish_to_feed('weather_data', data)