diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 044795c..a7f4acd 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	busylst time.Time
 	arena   arena
 	handle  ptr_t
+	nprogr  uint8
 }
 
 // Open calls [OpenFlags] with [OPEN_READWRITE], [OPEN_CREATE] and [OPEN_URI].
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func (c *Conn) openDB(filename string, flags OpenFlag) (ptr_t, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	c.call("sqlite3_progress_handler_go", stk_t(handle), 100)
+	c.call("sqlite3_progress_handler_go", stk_t(handle), 1000)
 	if flags|OPEN_URI != 0 && strings.HasPrefix(filename, "file:") {
 		var pragmas strings.Builder
 		if _, after, ok := strings.Cut(filename, "?"); ok {
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ func (c *Conn) checkInterrupt(handle ptr_t) {
 
 func progressCallback(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module, _ ptr_t) (interrupt int32) {
 	if c, ok := ctx.Value(connKey{}).(*Conn); ok {
-		if c.interrupt.Done() != nil {
+		if c.nprogr++; c.nprogr%16 == 0 {
 			runtime.Gosched()
 		}
 		if c.interrupt.Err() != nil {
diff --git a/driver/driver_test.go b/driver/driver_test.go
index aa35771..4ed030f 100644
--- a/driver/driver_test.go
+++ b/driver/driver_test.go
@@ -467,3 +467,29 @@ func Test_ColumnType_ScanType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func Benchmark_loop(b *testing.B) {
+	db, err := Open(":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	var version string
+	err = db.QueryRow(`SELECT sqlite_version();`).Scan(&version)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	b.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for range b.N {
+		_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx,
+			`WITH RECURSIVE c(x) AS (VALUES(1) UNION ALL SELECT x+1 FROM c WHERE x < 1000000) SELECT x FROM c;`)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}