diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/SleepUtils.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/SleepUtils.java
index 4487821a..5d374257 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/SleepUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/SleepUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils;
 
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 
@@ -55,4 +56,14 @@ public class SleepUtils
       }
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** overload for sleep that takes duration object
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static void sleep(Duration sleepDuration)
+   {
+      sleep(sleepDuration.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+   }
+
 }