diff --git a/examples/ttl_in.py b/examples/ttl_in.py
index 320eabd..0e902e5 100644
--- a/examples/ttl_in.py
+++ b/examples/ttl_in.py
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ class MeanTimestampDuration(EnvExperiment):
 
         # Guarantee t0 > gate_end_mu
         # Otherwise timestamp_mu may wait for pulses till gate_end_mu
-        self.rpc_sleep(1*ms)
+        rtio_time_mu = self.core.get_rtio_counter_mu()
+        sleep_mu = float(gate_end_mu - rtio_time_mu)
+        self.rpc_sleep(self.core.mu_to_seconds(sleep_mu))
+
         t0 = self.core.get_rtio_counter_mu()
         while self.ttlin.timestamp_mu(gate_end_mu) >= 0:
             pass