diff --git a/laundry_status.Rmd b/laundry_status.Rmd
index f3da547..de4c2b3 100644
--- a/laundry_status.Rmd
+++ b/laundry_status.Rmd
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ output: html_document
 ---
 
 updated: `r format(Sys.time(), format = "%A %I:%M %p", tz = "America/Chicago")`
+
 this site updates every `r update_interval` minutes
 
 ## The washing machine is currently: `r current_status[["lamp_a_power"]]`
diff --git a/laundry_status.html b/laundry_status.html
index 31c13c6..c301b59 100644
--- a/laundry_status.html
+++ b/laundry_status.html
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ display: none;
 </div>
 
 
-<p>updated: Monday 04:16 PM</p>
+<p>updated: Monday 05:44 PM this site updates every 5 minutes</p>
 <div id="the-washing-machine-is-currently-off" class="section level2">
 <h2>The washing machine is currently: off</h2>
 </div>