diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38d11772..00a43aa8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Arch
     - install/upgrade/downgrade: some dependencies not being matched during comparisons between numeric and alphanumeric versions
     
+### UI
+- progress bar speed reduced
+
+    
 
 ## [0.9.17] 2021-06-16
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
index aadb4758..bb41fe84 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ class AnimateProgress(QThread):
     def __init__(self):
         super(AnimateProgress, self).__init__()
         self.progress_value = 0
-        self.increment = 5
+        self.increment = 3
         self.stop = False
         self.limit = 100
         self.wait_time = 50
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ class AnimateProgress(QThread):
 
     def _reset(self):
         self.progress_value = 0
-        self.increment = 5
+        self.increment = 3
         self.stop = False
         self.limit = 100
         self.wait_time = 50