diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/app_status_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/app_status_helper.go
index 0ce30b4601f..37cab272881 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/app_status_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/app_status_helper.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/status"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 type AppStatusHelper struct {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func (self *AppStatusHelper) GetStatusString() string {
 
 func (self *AppStatusHelper) renderAppStatus() {
 	self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * 50)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * utils.LoaderAnimationInterval)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for range ticker.C {
 			appStatus := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString()
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index bfebc13f096..12041719e74 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ func GetProjectRoot() string {
 	return strings.Split(dir, "lazygit")[0] + "lazygit"
 }
 
+// The duration between two frames of the loader animation in milliseconds
+const LoaderAnimationInterval = 50
+
 // Loader dumps a string to be displayed as a loader
 func Loader() string {
 	characters := "|/-\\"
 	now := time.Now()
-	nanos := now.UnixNano()
-	index := nanos / 50000000 % int64(len(characters))
+	milliseconds := now.UnixMilli()
+	index := milliseconds / LoaderAnimationInterval % int64(len(characters))
 	return characters[index : index+1]
 }