diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index 12574a1..13ae937 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ install_base()
 				oldmsg="$msg"
 			else
 				printf "."
+				sleep 0.5
 			fi
 		done
 		trap - EXIT