diff --git a/WebServers/SignallingWebServer/cirrus.js b/WebServers/SignallingWebServer/cirrus.js
index f3f1699..ee0b2da 100644
--- a/WebServers/SignallingWebServer/cirrus.js
+++ b/WebServers/SignallingWebServer/cirrus.js
@@ -579,8 +579,7 @@ const player_reconnection_timeout = 30
 var has_player_ever_connected = false
 var last_player_connection_time
 
-const check_players = () => {
-	// update player count on session server
+const update_users_count = async () => {
 	try {
 		request.post(
 			session_server_url + '/cirrus/update_users_count',
@@ -594,6 +593,11 @@ const check_players = () => {
 	} catch (e) {
 		console.log(e)
 	}
+}
+
+const check_players = () => {
+	// update player count on session server
+	update_users_count()
 
 
 	// if first player connection timeout reached destory session