diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 7a7d7286b0..e72bb8d1db 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7323,3 +7323,15 @@ David  1 June 2005
 
     client/
         client_types.C
+
+David  1 June 2005
+    - Scheduler: when send the client a delay request because
+        it's contacted us before min_sendwork_interval,
+        add an additional 1% to the delay request.
+        This handles the case where the client's clock is
+        slightly faster than the servers,
+        and it repeatedly does an RPC slightly before it should
+        (from John McLeod)
+
+    sched/
+        handle_request.C
diff --git a/sched/handle_request.C b/sched/handle_request.C
index 39f8a74dcc..ddbc3d6f56 100644
--- a/sched/handle_request.C
+++ b/sched/handle_request.C
@@ -1074,7 +1074,11 @@ void process_request(
                 );
                 USER_MESSAGE um(buf, "low");
                 reply.insert_message(um);
-                reply.set_delay(config.min_sendwork_interval);
+
+                // the 1.01 is in case client's clock
+                // is slightly faster than ours
+                //
+                reply.set_delay(1.01*config.min_sendwork_interval);
             }
         }
         if (ok_to_send_work) {