--- a/Allura/development.ini
+++ b/Allura/development.ini
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 forgemail.port = 8825
 forgemail.domain = .in.sf.net
 forgemail.url = http://localhost:8080
+
+# Special Command settings
+ensure_index.sleep = 0 # no need to sleep in devel
 
 # If you'd like to fine-tune the individual locations of the cache data dirs
 # for the Cache data, or the Session saves, un-comment the desired settings