now it updates whenever new data is ready

src/heartbeat.rs

@@ -41,15 +41,18 @@ pub async fn backend_heartbeat(config: std::sync::Arc<crate::config::Config>, mu
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
 
-        heartbeat_post(&info).await;
+        tokio::select! {
-
+            _ = heartbeat_post(&info) => {}
-        if let Ok(status) = hb_rx.try_recv() {
+            status = hb_rx.recv() => {
+                if let Some(status) = status {
                     trace!("status update: {:?}", status);
                     info.players = status.player_count;
                     info.playerslist = status.player_list.clone();
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
+}
 
 async fn heartbeat_post(heartbeat_info: &HeartbeatInfo) {
     match reqwest::Client::builder()