diff --git a/src/TPPSMonitor.cpp b/src/TPPSMonitor.cpp
index e817fbf..8cafd6f 100644
--- a/src/TPPSMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/TPPSMonitor.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ void TPPSMonitor::operator()() {
                     V += c->GetCarCount();
                 }
                 // kick on "no ping"
-                if (c->SecondsSinceLastPing() > 10) {
+                if (c->SecondsSinceLastPing() > 10 && c->IsSynced()) {
                     TimedOutClients.push_back(c);
+                } else if (!c->IsSynced()) {
+                    c->UpdatePingTime();
                 }
             }
             return true;