diff --git a/etc/default-theme.conf b/etc/default-theme.conf
index 48a2d32..da76cf9 100644
--- a/etc/default-theme.conf
+++ b/etc/default-theme.conf
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ open-message-link-window.input.selected.foreground   = #FF00FF
 
 # gemini browser
 
-gemini.downloading.animation                         = "🕐 🕑 🕒 🕓 🕔 🕕 🕖 🕗 🕘 🕙 🕚 🕛"
+gemini.downloading.animation                         = "⠇ ⠋ ⠙ ⠸ ⠴ ⠦"
 
 gemini.favicon                                       = "🌍"
 
diff --git a/src/message-window.lisp b/src/message-window.lisp
index e381686..cf8b064 100644
--- a/src/message-window.lisp
+++ b/src/message-window.lisp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
 (let ((index     0)
       (frames   -1)
-      (slowness 30))
+      (slowness 15))
   (declare (fixnum index frames slowness))
   (defun draw-downloading-animation (window)
     (declare (optimize (debug 0) (speed 2)))