From 30ef3ab7798fddaa8fde55497c9226e000676c87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sofia <sofia@teascade.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:00:10 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Speed up connecting

---
 src/connections.rs | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/connections.rs b/src/connections.rs
index 292b9d4..1c4c7c8 100644
--- a/src/connections.rs
+++ b/src/connections.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ impl<T: std::fmt::Debug + Clone + Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync + '
 
         if let Some(_) = &self.udp.socket {
             for (addr, conn) in &mut self.connections {
-                let interval = if conn.last_sent_ping > conn.last_recv_pong {
+                let interval = if conn.last_sent_ping > conn.last_recv_pong
+                    && conn.state == ConnectionState::Connected
+                {
                     self.config.max_ping_interval
                 } else {
                     self.config.ping_interval
@@ -309,6 +311,8 @@ impl<T: std::fmt::Debug + Clone + Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync + '
                     if conn.state == ConnectionState::ConnectingNearlyReady
                         || conn.state == ConnectionState::ReceivingConnection
                     {
+                        // Workaround to make the first ping after connecting to be instantaneous
+                        conn.last_recv_pong = Instant::now();
                         conn.state = ConnectionState::Connected;
                         messages.push(PeerMessage::NewConnection(conn.clone()));
                     }