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title: New monitors run their first check right away
description: Adding a monitor and then staring at an empty status for hours, because the first check waited for the next slot on a slow schedule, felt broken. A new…
canonical: https://watchfor.io/changelog/2026-06-29-faster-first-check
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[All updates](/changelog/page/8#2026-06-29-faster-first-check) ⚡ Improved Jun 29, 2026 · v 3.4.7

# New monitors run their first check right away

Adding a monitor and then staring at an empty status for hours, because the first check waited for the next slot on a slow schedule, felt broken. A new monitor now runs its first check within about a minute, so you see its status straight away.

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Canonical page: https://watchfor.io/changelog/2026-06-29-faster-first-check · Site guide: https://watchfor.io/llms.txt