diff --git a/common/common/segments.py b/common/common/segments.py
index e62c1d7..6969942 100644
--- a/common/common/segments.py
+++ b/common/common/segments.py
@@ -535,10 +535,11 @@ def fast_cut_range(segments, start, end, fixts=None):
 	first = segments[0] if cut_start else None
 	last = segments[-1] if cut_end else None
 
-	for segment in segments:
+	for i, segment in enumerate(segments):
 		# Since long smart cuts can be CPU and disk bound for quite a while,
 		# yield to give other things a chance to run.
-		gevent.idle()
+		if i % 1000 == 0:
+			gevent.idle()
 
 		if segment is None:
 			logging.debug("Skipping discontinuity while cutting")
diff --git a/restreamer/restreamer/generate_hls.py b/restreamer/restreamer/generate_hls.py
index c79e935..318ed54 100644
--- a/restreamer/restreamer/generate_hls.py
+++ b/restreamer/restreamer/generate_hls.py
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ def generate_media(segments, base_url):
 	if segments and segments[0] is None:
 		segments = segments[1:]
 
-	for segment in segments:
+	for i, segment in enumerate(segments):
 		# For very large playlists, give other things a chance to run
-		gevent.idle()
+		if i % 1000 == 0:
+			gevent.idle()
 		if segment is None:
 			# Discontinuity. Adding this tag tells the client that we've missed something
 			# and it should start decoding fresh on the next segment. This is required when