diff --git a/src/EventSubscriber/MaintenanceModeSubscriber.php b/src/EventSubscriber/MaintenanceModeSubscriber.php
index 6efa975e..654ba9f2 100644
--- a/src/EventSubscriber/MaintenanceModeSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/EventSubscriber/MaintenanceModeSubscriber.php
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ readonly class MaintenanceModeSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
             return;
         }
 
+        //Allow to view the progress page
+        if (preg_match('#^/\w{2}/system/update-manager/progress#', $event->getRequest()->getPathInfo())) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Allow CLI requests
         if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
             return;
diff --git a/templates/admin/update_manager/progress.html.twig b/templates/admin/update_manager/progress.html.twig
index 597b8a9a..54ac6595 100644
--- a/templates/admin/update_manager/progress.html.twig
+++ b/templates/admin/update_manager/progress.html.twig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     {{ parent() }}
     {# Auto-refresh while update is running - also refresh when 'starting' status #}
     {% if not progress or progress.status == 'running' or progress.status == 'starting' %}
-        <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2">
+        <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5">
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
         <script nonce="{{ csp_nonce('script') }}">
             setTimeout(function() {
                 window.location.reload();
-            }, 2000);
+            }, 5000);
         </script>
     {% endif %}
 </div>