diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af0ddf7..b6cc162 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "structables"
-version = "0.3.6"
+version = "0.3.7"
 authors = [
   { name="Private.coffee Team", email="support@private.coffee" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/structables/main.py b/src/structables/main.py
index 7126b6e..f1a1949 100644
--- a/src/structables/main.py
+++ b/src/structables/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from flask import Flask
+import threading
+import time
 
 from .config import Config
 from .routes import init_routes
@@ -13,11 +15,28 @@ app.typesense_api_key = get_typesense_api_key()
 
 init_routes(app)
 
+
+def background_update_data(app):
+    """Runs the update_data function every 5 minutes.
+
+    This replaces the need for a cron job to update the data.
+
+    Args:
+        app (Flask): The Flask app instance.
+    """
+    while True:
+        update_data(app)
+        time.sleep(300)
+
+
 def main():
-    app.run(port=app.config['PORT'], host=app.config['LISTEN_HOST'], debug=app.config['DEBUG'])
+    threading.Thread(target=background_update_data, args=(app,), daemon=True).start()
+    app.run(
+        port=app.config["PORT"],
+        host=app.config["LISTEN_HOST"],
+        debug=app.config["DEBUG"],
+    )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
-
-# Initialize data when the server starts
-update_data(app)
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