diff --git a/ui/src/api.rs b/ui/src/api.rs
index 077b982..0e962f2 100644
--- a/ui/src/api.rs
+++ b/ui/src/api.rs
@@ -17,13 +17,32 @@ pub fn connect(on_state: impl Fn(String) + 'static) {
     let Some(loc) = web_sys::window().map(|w| w.location()) else {
         return;
     };
+    let on_state = Rc::new(on_state);
     let proto = if loc.protocol().is_ok_and(|p| p == "https:") {
         "wss"
     } else {
         "ws"
     };
     let Ok(host) = loc.host() else { return };
-    open(format!("{proto}://{host}/ws"), Rc::new(on_state));
+    open(format!("{proto}://{host}/ws"), on_state.clone());
+
+    spawn_local(async move {
+        loop {
+            TimeoutFuture::new(1000).await;
+            let connected = SOCKET.with(|socket| {
+                socket
+                    .borrow()
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .is_some_and(|socket| socket.ready_state() == WebSocket::OPEN)
+            });
+            if connected {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Some(state) = get_text("/api/state").await {
+                on_state(state);
+            }
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 fn open(url: String, on_state: Rc<dyn Fn(String)>) {