diff --git a/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py b/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py
index b2ca053..96e32ac 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/robot.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async def ping_stream(request: Request):
         sub_socket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, b"ping")
         connected = False
 
-        ping_frequency = 1  # How many seconds between ping attempts
+        ping_frequency = 2
 
         # Even though its most likely the updates should alternate
         # So, True - False - True - False for connectivity.
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ async def ping_stream(request: Request):
                 topic, body = await asyncio.wait_for(
                     sub_socket.recv_multipart(), timeout=ping_frequency
                 )
-                logger.debug("got ping change in ping_stream router")
+                logger.debug(f"got ping change in ping_stream router: {body}")
                 connected = json.loads(body)
             except TimeoutError:
+                logger.debug("got timeout error in ping loop in ping router")
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
 
             # Stop if client disconnected
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ async def ping_stream(request: Request):
                 break
 
             logger.debug(f"Yielded new connection event in robot ping router: {str(connected)}")
-            falseJson = json.dumps(connected)
-            yield (f"data: {falseJson}\n\n")
+            connectedJson = json.dumps(connected)
+            yield (f"data: {connectedJson}\n\n")
 
     return StreamingResponse(event_stream(), media_type="text/event-stream")