diff --git a/welcome_runner.go b/welcome_runner.go
index 2bcc3c9..3833e5b 100644
--- a/welcome_runner.go
+++ b/welcome_runner.go
@@ -17,43 +17,46 @@ func runWelcomePage(cfg *config.Config) {
 	welcomeAPIToken := cfg.APIToken
 	generateTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-generateTicker.C:
-			beers := rand.Intn(24)
-			status := "OK"
-			switch {
-			case beers < 6:
-				status = "Critical"
-			case beers < 12:
-				status = "Warning"
-			}
+	// Do one initial push on start
+	postWelcomeMetric(baseURL, welcomeAPIToken)
 
-			beer := dashboardMetric{
-				Title:       "Amount of beer in the fridge",
-				Description: fmt.Sprintf("Currently there are %d bottles of beer in the fridge", beers),
-				IgnoreMAD:   true,
-				Status:      status,
-				Expires:     86400,
-				Freshness:   120,
-				Value:       float64(beers),
-			}
+	for range generateTicker.C {
+		postWelcomeMetric(baseURL, welcomeAPIToken)
+	}
+}
 
-			body, err := json.Marshal(beer)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println(err)
-				continue
-			}
-			url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/welcome/beer_available", baseURL)
-			req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
-			req.Header.Add("Authorization", welcomeAPIToken)
-			resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("[WelcomeRunner] %s", err)
-				continue
-			}
-			resp.Body.Close()
-		}
+func postWelcomeMetric(baseURL, welcomeAPIToken string) {
+	beers := rand.Intn(24)
+	status := "OK"
+	switch {
+	case beers < 6:
+		status = "Critical"
+	case beers < 12:
+		status = "Warning"
 	}
 
+	beer := dashboardMetric{
+		Title:       "Amount of beer in the fridge",
+		Description: fmt.Sprintf("Currently there are %d bottles of beer in the fridge", beers),
+		IgnoreMAD:   true,
+		Status:      status,
+		Expires:     86400,
+		Freshness:   120,
+		Value:       float64(beers),
+	}
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(beer)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/welcome/beer_available", baseURL)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", welcomeAPIToken)
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[WelcomeRunner] %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
 }