From 40f4bd069ed2c82215dc0dd6eb24d5f557c8a108 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hayden <64056131+hay-kot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:52:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix potential memory leak with time.After

---
 backend/app/api/app.go | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/app/api/app.go b/backend/app/api/app.go
index a84b9ae..0f44297 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/app.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/app.go
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ func new(conf *config.Config) *app {
 }
 
 func (a *app) startBgTask(t time.Duration, fn func()) {
+	timer := time.NewTimer(t)
+
 	for {
+		timer.Reset(t)
 		a.server.Background(fn)
-		time.Sleep(t)
+		<-timer.C
 	}
 }