diff --git a/src-tauri/src/utils.rs b/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
index f3426ca..c20404c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use reqwest;
 use sevenz_rust::Password;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::{fs::File, io::Write};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};
 
 use crate::app_profile::ProgressPayload;
 
 const LETTERS: &str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+const EMIT_BUFFER_RATE: f64 = 1.0 / 15.0;
 
 pub fn clear_folder(path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
     std::fs::remove_dir_all(path).ok();
@@ -27,13 +29,8 @@ pub async fn download(
     url: &str,
     output_path: &Path,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    // Create the downloading client
-    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
-
     // Send the initial request
-    let download = client
-        .get(url)
-        .send()
+    let download = reqwest::get(url)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to initialize download from `{}`.\n{:?}", &url, e))?;
     let total_size = download.content_length().unwrap();
@@ -49,6 +46,8 @@ pub async fn download(
     let mut current_downloaded: u64 = 0;
     let mut stream = download.bytes_stream();
 
+    let mut emit_timer = Instant::now();
+
     // Download into the file
     while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
         let chunk = item.map_err(|e| format!("Error while downloading file.\n{:?}", e))?;
@@ -57,21 +56,25 @@ pub async fn download(
 
         // Cap the downloaded at the total size
         current_downloaded += chunk.len() as u64;
-
         if current_downloaded > total_size {
             current_downloaded = total_size;
         }
 
         // Emit the download progress
         if let Some(app) = app {
-            let _ = app.emit_all(
-                "progress_info",
-                ProgressPayload {
-                    state: "downloading".to_string(),
-                    current: current_downloaded,
-                    total: total_size,
-                },
-            );
+            // Emitting too often could cause crashes, so buffer it to the buffer rate
+            if emit_timer.elapsed() >= Duration::from_secs_f64(EMIT_BUFFER_RATE) {
+                let _ = app.emit_all(
+                    "progress_info",
+                    ProgressPayload {
+                        state: "downloading".to_string(),
+                        current: current_downloaded,
+                        total: total_size,
+                    },
+                );
+
+                emit_timer = Instant::now();
+            }
         }
     }