diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index ed0db78..722dc81 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class KumaThread(KillableThread):
         self.interval = interval
         self.kill = Event()
         self.retries = 0
+        self.previous = False
 
     def calculate_backoff(self) -> float:
         rnd = random.uniform(0, 1)
@@ -50,10 +51,17 @@ class KumaThread(KillableThread):
                 start_time = time.time()
                 try:
                     self.retries += 1
-                    response = client.get(self.url)
+                    url = self.url
+                    if url.endswith("ping="):
+                        url += str(round(bot.latency * 1000, 2))
+                    if bot.is_ready() is False:
+                        url = url.replace("status=up", "status=down")
+                        url = url.replace("msg=OK", "msg=Bot%20not%20ready")
+                    response = client.get(url)
                     response.raise_for_status()
+                    self.previous = bot.is_ready()
                 except httpx.HTTPError as error:
-                    self.log.error("Failed to connect to uptime-kuma: %r: %r", self.url, error, exc_info=error)
+                    self.log.error("Failed to connect to uptime-kuma: %r: %r", url, error, exc_info=error)
                     timeout = self.calculate_backoff()
                     self.log.warning("Waiting %d seconds before retrying ping.", timeout)
                     time.sleep(timeout)
@@ -62,6 +70,8 @@ class KumaThread(KillableThread):
                 self.retries = 0
                 end_time = time.time()
                 timeout = self.interval - (end_time - start_time)
+                if self.previous is False:
+                    timeout = 2.5
                 self.kill.wait(timeout)
 
 
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ for module in CONFIG["jimmy"].get("modules", ["cogs/*.py"]):
     else:
         log.info(f"Loaded extension {module}")
 
+
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
     log.info(f"Logged in as {bot.user} ({bot.user.id})")