diff --git a/tfw/components/frontend/message_queue_handler/message_queue_handler.py b/tfw/components/frontend/message_queue_handler/message_queue_handler.py
index b661877..08613f0 100644
--- a/tfw/components/frontend/message_queue_handler/message_queue_handler.py
+++ b/tfw/components/frontend/message_queue_handler/message_queue_handler.py
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ class MessageQueueHandler:
 
     def _dispatch_messages(self):
         for message in iter(self._queue.get, None):
-            message['typing'] = not self._queue.empty()
+            is_queue_empty = self._queue.empty()
+            message['typing'] = not is_queue_empty
             self.connector.send_message(message)
-            self._sleep(self._get_sleep_time(message))
+            self._sleep(self._get_sleep_time(message, is_queue_empty))
 
-    def _get_sleep_time(self, message):
+    def _get_sleep_time(self, message, is_queue_empty):
         words_per_min = message['wpm'] if 'wpm' in message else self.wpm
         chars_per_min = self.avg_word_len * words_per_min / 60
-        return len(message['message']) / chars_per_min
+        return 0 if is_queue_empty else len(message['message']) / chars_per_min
 
     def _sleep(self, seconds):
         poll_freq = self.drain_poll_freq