diff --git a/editors/code/src/installation/download_file.ts b/editors/code/src/installation/download_file.ts
index 0cc5fc0cb2cf..ec16dcd66bdf 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/installation/download_file.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/installation/download_file.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function downloadFile(
     destFilePath: fs.PathLike,
     onProgress: (readBytes: number, totalBytes: number) => void
 ): Promise<void> {
-    onProgress = throttle(500, /* noTrailing: */ true, onProgress);
+    onProgress = throttle(200, /* noTrailing: */ true, onProgress);
 
     const response = await fetch(url);