diff --git a/src/app.h b/src/app.h
index 883edc0..62993a3 100644
--- a/src/app.h
+++ b/src/app.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using namespace websockets;
 
 struct App{
 	std::vector<User*> people_online;
+	bool peeps{true};
 	libwebsocket * uberclient{nullptr};
 	int peopleuid{0};
 	int balluid{0};
@@ -85,10 +86,12 @@ struct App{
 	void login(User& user){
 		user.index = peopleuid++;
 		people_online.push_back(&user);
+		peeps = true;
 	}
 
 	void logout(User& user){
 		people_online.erase(std::remove(people_online.begin(), people_online.end(), &user), people_online.end());
+		peeps = true;
 	}
 
 	void update(){
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 742ad61..1e995ea 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ websockets::TestProtocol<Empty> uberclient_protocol{
 	},
 	// write (will always come after receive)
 	[](Empty& user, basic_websocket_info) -> std::string{
+		if(app->peeps){
+			app->peeps = false;
+			std::string str;
+			for(auto & u : app->people_online){
+				str += u->name;
+				if(u != app->people_online.back())
+					str += ", ";
+			}
+			js::Object ret;
+			ret["command"] = "peeps";
+			ret["data"] = to_json(str);
+			return write_json(ret);
+		}
 		if(!app->offline_sim.lines_to_remove.empty()){
 			js::Object ret;
 			ret["command"] = "remove lines";
@@ -118,7 +131,7 @@ websockets::TestProtocol<Empty> uberclient_protocol{
 			}
 		}
 
-		if(!app->offline_sim.lines_to_add.empty() || !app->offline_sim.lines_to_remove.empty()){
+		if(app->peeps || !app->offline_sim.lines_to_add.empty() || !app->offline_sim.lines_to_remove.empty()){
 			request_write(binfo);
 		}
 	}