1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index dab0b69edc..0a8b6a8a0a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ def update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
         api_key = d.getVar("NVDCVE_API_KEY") or None
         attempts = int(d.getVar("CVE_DB_UPDATE_ATTEMPTS"))
 
+        # Recommended by NVD
+        wait_time = 6
+        if api_key:
+            wait_time = 2
+
         while True:
             req_args['startIndex'] = index
             raw_data = nvd_request_next(url, attempts, api_key, req_args)
@@ -210,7 +215,7 @@ def update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
                break
 
             # Recommended by NVD
-            time.sleep(6)
+            time.sleep(wait_time)
 
         # Update success, set the date to cve_check file.
         cve_f.write('CVE database update : %s\n\n' % datetime.date.today())