diff --git a/libraries/Bridge/examples/ConsoleRead/ConsoleRead.ino b/libraries/Bridge/examples/ConsoleRead/ConsoleRead.ino
index 77846d896..b9a8dd7ce 100644
--- a/libraries/Bridge/examples/ConsoleRead/ConsoleRead.ino
+++ b/libraries/Bridge/examples/ConsoleRead/ConsoleRead.ino
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ void loop() {
     else {  	 // if the buffer is empty Cosole.read() returns -1
       name += c; // append the read char from Console to the name string
     }
+  } else {
+    delay(100);
   }
 }