diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp
index 162e518cd..3837b871d 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
         void handleNetworkInterfaceService() {
             if (!networkInterfaceServiceEnabled) {
-                std::this_thread::yield();
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
                 return;
             }
+
             static wolv::net::SocketServer networkInterfaceServer(31337);
             networkInterfaceServer.accept([](auto, const std::vector<u8> &data) -> std::vector<u8> {
                 nlohmann::json result;
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index ef1850626..fba49c803 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 *this->m_breakpointHit = true;
                 this->m_resetDebuggerVariables = true;
                 while (*this->m_breakpointHit) {
-                    std::this_thread::yield();
+                    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
                 }
             });
 
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 this->m_dangerousFunctionCalled = true;
 
                 while (this->m_dangerousFunctionsAllowed == DangerousFunctionPerms::Ask) {
-                    std::this_thread::yield();
+                    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
                 }
 
                 return this->m_dangerousFunctionsAllowed == DangerousFunctionPerms::Allow;