diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp
index 2be4145cd0..f3e5f33507 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 #include "MappingRequest.h"
 #include "NetworkLogging.h"
 
+static const int DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS_LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5;
+
+AssetResourceRequest::AssetResourceRequest(const QUrl& url) :
+    ResourceRequest(url)
+{
+    _lastProgressDebug = p_high_resolution_clock::now() - std::chrono::seconds(DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS_LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
+}
+
 AssetResourceRequest::~AssetResourceRequest() {
     if (_assetMappingRequest) {
         _assetMappingRequest->deleteLater();
@@ -145,7 +153,6 @@ void AssetResourceRequest::onDownloadProgress(qint64 bytesReceived, qint64 bytes
 
     emit progress(bytesReceived, bytesTotal);
 
-    static const int DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS_LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5;
     auto now = p_high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     // if we haven't received the full asset check if it is time to output progress to log
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h
index 93f76cb154..3f110fae17 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 class AssetResourceRequest : public ResourceRequest {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AssetResourceRequest(const QUrl& url) : ResourceRequest(url) { }
+    AssetResourceRequest(const QUrl& url);
     virtual ~AssetResourceRequest() override;
 
 protected: