diff --git a/lib/sp-hostinfo-source.c b/lib/sp-hostinfo-source.c
index ea40d9d9..335ab435 100644
--- a/lib/sp-hostinfo-source.c
+++ b/lib/sp-hostinfo-source.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ sp_hostinfo_source_start (SpSource *source)
 
   g_assert (SP_IS_HOSTINFO_SOURCE (self));
 
-  self->handler = g_timeout_add (500, collect_hostinfo_cb, self);
+  self->handler = g_timeout_add (250, collect_hostinfo_cb, self);
 }
 
 static void