diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b9e34b7..11a2959 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "awatcher"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aw-datastore",
@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ checksum = "af190c94f2773fdb3729c55b007a722abb5384da03bc0986df4c289bf5567e96"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "watchers"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b07bd91..b60fb93 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ image = { version = "0.25.1" }
 members = ["watchers"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.83"
diff --git a/watchers/src/watchers/idle.rs b/watchers/src/watchers/idle.rs
index 7c8f89b..0d32f80 100644
--- a/watchers/src/watchers/idle.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/watchers/idle.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ impl State {
                     .await?;
 
                 // ping with timestamp+1ms with the next event (to ensure the latest event gets retrieved by get_event)
+                self.last_input_time += Duration::milliseconds(1);
                 client
                     .ping(
                         true,
-                        self.last_input_time + Duration::milliseconds(1),
+                        self.last_input_time,
                         now - self.last_input_time,
                     )
                     .await
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ impl State {
                 client
                     .ping(true, self.last_input_time, Duration::zero())
                     .await?;
+
                 client
                     .ping(
                         false,