diff --git a/src/modules/micrortps_bridge/micrortps_client/microRTPS_client_main.cpp b/src/modules/micrortps_bridge/micrortps_client/microRTPS_client_main.cpp
index 78eabe48e8..1c17fb4bb6 100644
--- a/src/modules/micrortps_bridge/micrortps_client/microRTPS_client_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/micrortps_bridge/micrortps_client/microRTPS_client_main.cpp
@@ -155,23 +155,30 @@ static int micrortps_start(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	sleep(1);
 
 	struct timespec begin;
-	int total_read = 0;
+
+	int total_read = 0, loop = 0;
+
 	uint32_t received = 0;
-	int loop = 0;
+
 	micrortps_start_topics(begin, total_read, received, loop);
 
 	struct timespec end;
+
 	px4_clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &end);
+
 	double elapsed_secs = double(end.tv_sec - begin.tv_sec) + double(end.tv_nsec - begin.tv_nsec) / double(1000000000);
+
 	printf("RECEIVED: %lu messages in %d LOOPS, %d bytes in %.03f seconds - %.02fKB/s\n\n",
 	       (unsigned long)received, loop, total_read, elapsed_secs, (double)total_read / (1000 * elapsed_secs));
 
 	delete transport_node;
+
 	transport_node = nullptr;
+
 	PX4_INFO("exiting");
+
 	fflush(stdout);
 
 	_rtps_task = -1;