diff --git a/common/base.sh b/common/base.sh
index 9c42c78..2dd26fd 100644
--- a/common/base.sh
+++ b/common/base.sh
@@ -209,10 +209,13 @@ fsleep_setup()
 		if [ -z "$errtext" ]; then
 			FSLEEP=3
 		# newer openwrt has ucode with system function that supports timeout in ms
-		elif ucode -e "system(['sleep','1'], 1)"; then
+		elif ucode -e "system(['sleep','1'], 1)" 2>/dev/null; then
 			FSLEEP=4
+		# older openwrt may have lua and nixio lua module
+		elif lua -e 'local nixio  = require "nixio"; nixio.nanosleep(0,1);' 2>/dev/null ; then
+			FSLEEP=5
 		else
-			FSLEEP=0
+			FSLEEP=5
 		fi
 	fi
     }
@@ -232,6 +235,9 @@ minsleep()
 	4)
 		ucode -e "system(['sleep','1'], 100)"
 		;;
+	5)
+		lua -e 'local nixio  = require "nixio"; nixio.nanosleep(0,100000000);'
+		;;
     	*)
 		sleep 1
     esac