diff --git a/tail.py b/tail.py
index c9e4fc2..028cfc2 100644
--- a/tail.py
+++ b/tail.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     t = tail.Tail('file-to-be-followed')
 
     # Register a callback function to be called when a new line is found in the followed file. 
-    # If no callback function is registerd, new lines would be printed to standard out.
+    # If no callback function is registered, new lines would be printed to standard out.
     t.register_callback(callback_function)
 
     # Follow the file with 5 seconds as sleep time between iterations. 
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ def follow(self, s=1):
                 line = file_.readline()
                 if not line:
                     file_.seek(curr_position)
+                    time.sleep(s)
                 else:
                     self.callback(line)
-                time.sleep(s)
 
     def register_callback(self, func):
         ''' Overrides default callback function to provided function. '''