diff --git a/src/code-stats-api.ts b/src/code-stats-api.ts
index 77ad3f6..927eae6 100644
--- a/src/code-stats-api.ts
+++ b/src/code-stats-api.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class CodeStatsAPI {
 
     }
 
-    public sendUpdate(pulse: Pulse): void {
+    public sendUpdate(pulse: Pulse): axios.AxiosPromise {
         // If we did not have API key, don't try to update
         if (this.axios === null) {
             return null;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class CodeStatsAPI {
         let json: string = JSON.stringify(data);
         console.log(`JSON: ${json}`);
 
-        this.axios.post(this.UPDATE_URL, json)
+        return this.axios.post(this.UPDATE_URL, json)
             .then( (response) => {
                 console.log(response);
             })
diff --git a/src/xp-counter.ts b/src/xp-counter.ts
index cdd24ab..430758c 100644
--- a/src/xp-counter.ts
+++ b/src/xp-counter.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ export class XpCounter {
         }
 
         this.updateTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-            this.api.sendUpdate(this.pulse);
+            const promise = this.api.sendUpdate(this.pulse);
+
+            if (promise !== null) {
+                promise.then(() => {
+                    this.updateStatusBar(show, `${this.pulse.getXP(document.languageId)}`);
+                });
+            }
         }, this.UPDATE_DELAY);
     }