diff --git a/modem/server.py b/modem/server.py
index 32de18b8..5ef0d050 100644
--- a/modem/server.py
+++ b/modem/server.py
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ def sock_fft(sock):
 @sock.route('/states')
 def sock_states(sock):
     sock_watchdog(sock, states_client_list, app.state_queue)
+    app.states.sendStateUpdate()
 
 # websocket multi client support for using with queued information.
 # our client set which contains all connected websocket clients
diff --git a/modem/state_manager.py b/modem/state_manager.py
index ab975f64..90b5d530 100644
--- a/modem/state_manager.py
+++ b/modem/state_manager.py
@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@ class STATES:
         self.is_arq_session = False
         self.arq_session_state = 'disconnected'
         self.audio_dbfs = 0
-        self.last = time.time()
+    
+    def sendStateUpdate (self):
+            self.statequeue.put(self.newstate)
+            
 
     def set(self, key, value):
         setattr(self, key, value)
-        updateCandence = 3
         # only process data if changed
         # but also send an update if more than a 'updateCadence' second(s) has lapsed
         # Otherwise GUI can't tell if modem is active due to lack of state messages on startup
         new_state = self.getAsJSON()
-        if new_state != self.newstate or time.time() - self.last > updateCandence:
-            self.statequeue.put(new_state)
+        if new_state != self.newstate:
             self.newstate = new_state
-            self.last=time.time()
+            self.sendStateUpdate()
+            
 
     def getAsJSON(self):
         return json.dumps({