diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/kinesis_helper/api.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/kinesis_helper/api.rb
index 572f77c..c367c56 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/kinesis_helper/api.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/kinesis_helper/api.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 require 'fluent_plugin_kinesis/version'
 require 'fluent/configurable'
+require 'benchmark'
 
 module Fluent
   module Plugin
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ def split_to_batches(records, &block)
                 yield(batch, size)
                 batch = []
                 size = 0
-        end
+              end
               batch << record
               size += record_size
             end
@@ -96,11 +97,7 @@ def batch_request_with_retry(batch, retry_count=0, backoff: nil, &block)
                 wait_second = backoff.next
                 msg = 'Retrying to request batch. Retry count: %3d, Retry records: %3d, Wait seconds %3.2f' % [retry_count+1, failed_records.size, wait_second]
                 log.warn(truncate msg)
-                # TODO: sleep() doesn't wait the given seconds sometime.
-                # The root cause is unknown so far, so I'd like to add debug print only. It should be fixed in the future.
-                log.debug("#{Thread.current.object_id} sleep start")
-                sleep(wait_second)
-                log.debug("#{Thread.current.object_id} sleep finish")
+                reliable_sleep(wait_second)
                 batch_request_with_retry(retry_records(failed_records), retry_count+1, backoff: backoff, &block)
               else
                 give_up_retries(failed_records)
@@ -108,6 +105,18 @@ def batch_request_with_retry(batch, retry_count=0, backoff: nil, &block)
             end
           end
 
+          # TODO: find out who is causing the sleep to be too short and try to make them stop it instead
+          # The root cause is unknown so far, so I'd like to add debug print only. It should be fixed in the future.
+          # Our guess is that something wakes up the thread, so we keep on going to sleep if that happens.
+          def reliable_sleep(wait_second)
+            loop do
+              actual = Benchmark.realtime { sleep(wait_second) }
+              break if actual >= wait_second
+              log.error("#{Thread.current.object_id} sleep failed expected #{wait_second} but slept #{actual}")
+              wait_second -= actual
+            end
+          end
+
           def any_records_shipped?(res)
             results(res).size > failed_count(res)
           end
diff --git a/test/kinesis_helper/test_api.rb b/test/kinesis_helper/test_api.rb
index 4c7954b..359320e 100644
--- a/test/kinesis_helper/test_api.rb
+++ b/test/kinesis_helper/test_api.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 require_relative '../helper'
 require 'fluent/plugin/kinesis_helper/api'
+require 'benchmark'
 
 class KinesisHelperAPITest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   class Mock
@@ -114,6 +115,16 @@ def test_batch_request_with_retry(data)
     assert_equal expected, @object.request_series
   end
 
+  def test_reliable_sleep
+    time = Benchmark.realtime do
+      t = Thread.new { @object.send(:reliable_sleep, 0.2) }
+      sleep 0.1
+      t.run
+      t.join
+    end
+    assert_operator time, :>, 0.15
+  end
+
   data(
     'reset_everytime' => [true,  [4,3,2,1], 3],
     'disable_reset'   => [false, [4,3,2,1], 0],