diff --git a/src/dashboard.cpp b/src/dashboard.cpp
index ee326f1..476669e 100644
--- a/src/dashboard.cpp
+++ b/src/dashboard.cpp
@@ -452,20 +452,15 @@ namespace allscale { namespace dashboard
 
         auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
-        auto f = client.get_system_state().then(
-        [&client, start](hpx::future<std::vector<node_state>> nodes)
+        auto f = client.get_system_state();
+        f.then(
+        [&client](hpx::future<std::vector<node_state>> nodes)
         {
             system_state state;
 
             auto next_update =
-                [start]()
-                {
-                    using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-                    auto duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start;
-                    if (duration < 1s)
-                        std::this_thread::sleep_for(1s - duration);
-                    update();
-                };
+                []()
+                {};
 
             try
             {
@@ -512,6 +507,12 @@ namespace allscale { namespace dashboard
                 next_update();
             }
         });
+
+        using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+        auto duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start;
+        if (duration < 1s)
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(1s - duration);
+        hpx::apply(update);
     }
 
     void get_commands()