diff --git a/src/app/locate-db.ts b/src/app/locate-db.ts
index 0570bf1..7a28430 100644
--- a/src/app/locate-db.ts
+++ b/src/app/locate-db.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ export async function buildLocateDb(
       if (i % SCAN_PROGRESS_INTERVAL === 0) {
         signal?.throwIfAborted();
         onProgress?.('building', i, e.path);
+        await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
       }
     }
   } finally {