diff --git a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
index 3a5d4510..34f15d73 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/fff_plugin.py
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ class FanFicFarePlugin(InterfaceAction):
                 b = minslp - m
                 slp = min(maxslp,m*float(options['ffnetcount'])+b)
                 #print("m:%s b:%s = %s"%(m,b,slp))
-                configuration.set_sleep(slp)
+                configuration.set_sleep_override(slp)
 
             if not bgmeta:
                 story = self.get_story_metadata_only(adapter)
diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index 5594b777..2e947970 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ class Configuration(ConfigParser):
         ConfigParser.__init__(self)
 
         self.fetcher = None # the network layer for getting pages the
+        self.sleeper = None
         # caching layer for getting pages, created now for
         # get_empty_pagecache() etc.
         self.cache = fetcher.BasicCache()
@@ -964,15 +965,16 @@ class Configuration(ConfigParser):
                                     self.getConfigList)
 
             ########################################################
-            ## Adding fetcher decorators.  Order matters--last in,
+            ## Adding fetcher decorators.  Order matters--last added,
             ## first called.  If ProgressBarDecorator is added before
             ## Cache, it's never called for cache hits, for example.
 
-            fetcher.SleepDecorator().decorate_fetcher(self.fetcher)
+            ## doesn't sleep when fromcache==True
+            ## saved for set_sleep
+            self.sleeper = fetcher.SleepDecorator()
+            self.sleeper.decorate_fetcher(self.fetcher)
 
-            # cache decorator terminates the chain when found.  Cache
-            # created in __init__ because of get_empty_pagecache()
-            # etc, but not used until now.
+            ## cache decorator terminates the chain when found.
             logger.debug("use_pagecache:%s"%self.getConfig('use_pagecache'))
             if self.getConfig('use_pagecache'):
                 fetcher.BasicCacheDecorator(self.cache).decorate_fetcher(self.fetcher)
@@ -986,8 +988,8 @@ class Configuration(ConfigParser):
     ## Or Fetcher
 
     ## used by plugin to change time for ffnet.
-    def set_sleep(self,val):
-        return self.get_fetcher().set_sleep(val)
+    def set_sleep_override(self,val):
+        return self.sleeper.set_sleep_override(val)
 
     def get_cookiejar(self,filename=None):
         return self.get_fetcher().get_cookiejar(filename)
diff --git a/fanficfare/fetcher.py b/fanficfare/fetcher.py
index 78488eb5..c4beb236 100644
--- a/fanficfare/fetcher.py
+++ b/fanficfare/fetcher.py
@@ -108,21 +108,15 @@ class ProgressBarDecorator(FetcherDecorator):
 class SleepDecorator(FetcherDecorator):
     def __init__(self):
         super(SleepDecorator,self).__init__()
-        self.override_sleep = None
+        self.sleep_override = None
 
     def decorate_fetcher(self,fetcher):
         super(SleepDecorator,self).decorate_fetcher(fetcher)
-        fetcher.set_sleep = partial(self.fetcher_set_sleep,
-                                    fetcher,
-                                    fetcher.set_sleep)
 
-    def fetcher_set_sleep(self,
-                          fetcher,
-                          chainfn,
-                          val):
+    ## used by plugin for ffnet variable timing
+    def set_sleep_override(self,val):
         logger.debug("\n===========\n set sleep time %s\n==========="%val)
-        self.override_sleep = val
-        return chainfn(val)
+        self.sleep_override = val
 
     def fetcher_do_request(self,
                            fetcher,
@@ -149,9 +143,8 @@ class SleepDecorator(FetcherDecorator):
             if extrasleep:
                 logger.debug("extra sleep:%s"%extrasleep)
                 time.sleep(float(extrasleep))
-            t = None
-            if self.override_sleep:
-                t = float(self.override_sleep)
+            if self.sleep_override:
+                t = float(self.sleep_override)
             elif fetcher.getConfig('slow_down_sleep_time'):
                 t = float(fetcher.getConfig('slow_down_sleep_time'))
             ## sleep randomly between 0.5 time and 1.5 time.
@@ -296,11 +289,6 @@ class Fetcher(object):
                                       ignore_discard=True,
                                       ignore_expires=True)
 
-    # used by plugin for ffnet variable timing
-    ## this will need to be moved. XXX
-    def set_sleep(self,val):
-        pass
-
     def make_headers(self,url,referer=None):
         headers = {}
         headers['User-Agent']=self.getConfig('user_agent')