diff --git a/internal/websocket/staleClients.go b/internal/websocket/staleClients.go
index 0752208..f4fce6b 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/staleClients.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/staleClients.go
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ func RemoveStaleClients() {
 	for range ticker.C {
 		mu.Lock()
 		for _, client := range Clients {
-			if !sendPing(client) || isStale(client) {
+			client.Conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(SEND_TIMEOUT * time.Second))
+			client.Conn.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, nil)
+
+			if isStale(client) {
 				client.Conn.Close()
 				delete(Clients, client.Conn.LocalAddr())
 				helper.Logger.Info("Removed stale client", "host", client.RealIP, "lastPong", client.LastPong)
@@ -26,17 +29,6 @@ func RemoveStaleClients() {
 	}
 }
 
-func sendPing(client *models.WebsocketClient) bool {
-	client.Conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(SEND_TIMEOUT * time.Second))
-	err := client.Conn.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, nil)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 func isStale(client *models.WebsocketClient) bool {
 	return time.Since(client.LastPong) > (STALE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT * time.Second)
 }