diff --git a/piker/ui/_display.py b/piker/ui/_display.py
index 398a180c..b761b881 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_display.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_display.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ from ..log import get_logger
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 # TODO: load this from a config.toml!
-_quote_throttle_rate: int = 6 + 16  # Hz
+_quote_throttle_rate: int = 12  # Hz
 
 
 # a working tick-type-classes template