diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b81521f6..a0788595 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.29.2 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.19.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/minlz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260709172345-9ea1abe57597 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260715232425-e75dac1f907d // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 81778360..4e194f3f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
-github.com/minio/minlz v1.1.1 h1:OGmft1V6AnI/Wme332U6bhG54nxEan+VFgkD7lat4KM=
-github.com/minio/minlz v1.1.1/go.mod h1:qT0aEB35q79LLornSzeDH75LBf3aH1MV+jB5w9Wasec=
 github.com/minio/minlz v1.2.0 h1:6IOBuiHg04QxvbFfgFLT/9sMaO/UhL7S+ApW1mK8q5A=
 github.com/minio/minlz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:Ls9H7nlkASeCcdl5thjVD5Eraj6z+zGa7xtq57jIKD4=
 github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=
@@ -57,22 +55,14 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260709172345-9ea1abe57597 h1:qLvzZeaANDgyVOA8pyHCOStGl
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260709172345-9ea1abe57597/go.mod h1:EdfpwwqSu+0Li0mzskwHU6FWDV3t9Q+RZDo3QMUtL3Q=
 golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 h1:bcvxaJn3e1U6InsFWt1JUq1aSjnRxLzT2rtD2KfkDF8=
 golang.org/x/net v0.55.0/go.mod h1:L5U2KuzuOe1lY7Z+aWVIKK6qEeJXnXV9yzGA+WCHJww=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0 h1:SZjpbeLmrCk4xhRSZFNZW5gFUeCeFgjekvI/+gfScek=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 h1:Ub2Z6/xjgF1WrYQz2nuITOEegKFtiIy+rieRJ5lHZKs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.40.0/go.mod h1:hpnzDAfGV753zIKo+wk3u1bVKCGPbrnF7+7LBF/UHVY=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260706201446-f0a921348800 h1:admdQBe8jR3VWhBsUrAOaF2Qw6K/+p5pSm1GN8+6Fw4=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260706201446-f0a921348800/go.mod h1:FPk7EXUKMtImne7AmknoYjT4QXqKIzzRbeQIXzLk6fQ=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260715232425-e75dac1f907d h1:QwnJwPte4XXAkhPu26LTDIahnsMSUV0kK8HkxbC+Pc4=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260715232425-e75dac1f907d/go.mod h1:WRrQ7/7N19PypuT0fxLOL5Lq0waoiRri4FbtHDEKrGE=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260706201446-f0a921348800 h1:qEHAMpSaUhtD0p3NbEEI83HwNGFxEwaSJ1G9PLnCBZE=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260706201446-f0a921348800/go.mod h1:4Hqkh8ycfw05ld/3BWL7rJOSfebL2Q+DVDeRgYgxUU8=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260715232425-e75dac1f907d h1:Jkpk39hlTZOIp3RbfvNX9R8Hv+Sw0X89nlU/xFOErsc=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260715232425-e75dac1f907d/go.mod h1:4Hqkh8ycfw05ld/3BWL7rJOSfebL2Q+DVDeRgYgxUU8=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.0 h1:vguDnZUPjE26w09A63VoxZPnvPjB5Riyc0mkXPFmAIU=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.0/go.mod h1:yzTZ1TB1Z3SG+LIYaI+WiE8D5+PZ3ArnrSp8zF3+/ZA=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1 h1:NnAxzGRA0677vCa4BUkOAnO5+FfQqVl9iUXeD0IqcGE=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1/go.mod h1:yzTZ1TB1Z3SG+LIYaI+WiE8D5+PZ3ArnrSp8zF3+/ZA=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 h1:fV6ZwhNocDyBLK0dj+fg8ektcVegBBuEolpbTQyBNVE=
diff --git a/go/client/ping.go b/go/client/ping.go
index ff6794a5..e89b9c3f 100644
--- a/go/client/ping.go
+++ b/go/client/ping.go
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ func (c *client) Ping(ctx context.Context, config *PingConfig) {
 
 	c.config.Log.Debug("ping", "config", config)
 
+	pingFn := func() {
+		pingCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		_, err := c.Infrav2().Component().Ping(pingCtx, req)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.config.Log.Error("ping", "error", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	pingFn()
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(config.Interval)
 	go func() {
 		for {
@@ -87,12 +98,7 @@ func (c *client) Ping(ctx context.Context, config *PingConfig) {
 				ticker.Stop()
 				return
 			case <-ticker.C:
-				pingCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
-				defer cancel()
-				_, err := c.Infrav2().Component().Ping(pingCtx, req)
-				if err != nil {
-					c.config.Log.Error("ping", "error", err)
-				}
+				pingFn()
 			}
 		}
 	}()
diff --git a/go/client/ping_test.go b/go/client/ping_test.go
index e4d15b15..b8168c87 100644
--- a/go/client/ping_test.go
+++ b/go/client/ping_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func Test_Ping(t *testing.T) {
 	want := []*infra.ComponentServicePingRequest{
 		{Type: apiv2.ComponentType_COMPONENT_TYPE_METAL_CORE, Identifier: "server01", StartedAt: timestamppb.New(start), Interval: durationpb.New(5 * time.Second), Version: &apiv2.Version{}},
 		{Type: apiv2.ComponentType_COMPONENT_TYPE_METAL_CORE, Identifier: "server01", StartedAt: timestamppb.New(start), Interval: durationpb.New(5 * time.Second), Version: &apiv2.Version{}},
+		{Type: apiv2.ComponentType_COMPONENT_TYPE_METAL_CORE, Identifier: "server01", StartedAt: timestamppb.New(start), Interval: durationpb.New(5 * time.Second), Version: &apiv2.Version{}},
 	}
 
 	c.Ping(ctx, config)