diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index 3f944be..020647d 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -341,33 +341,23 @@ window.addEventListener('resize', resizeAndCenterNetwork);
 // Removed the stabilizationIterationsDone event listener to avoid redundant calls to resizeAndCenterNetwork
 
 
-let lastUpdateTime = 0;
 let lastPieChartUpdateTime = 0;
-let lastCounterUpdateTime = 0;
-const updateInterval = 120; // 120ms throttle
-const counterUpdateInterval = 50; // 50ms throttle for counter
+const pieChartUpdateInterval = 1000; // Update pie chart every second
 
 function updateNodes() {
-  const currentTime = performance.now();
-  if (currentTime - lastUpdateTime >= updateInterval && nodesToUpdate.length > 0) {
+  if (nodesToUpdate.length > 0) {
     nodes.update(nodesToUpdate);
     nodesToUpdate = [];
     calculateSmallGroups();
-    lastUpdateTime = currentTime;
+    updateCounter();
   }
   
-  // Separate throttle for pie chart update
-  if (currentTime - lastPieChartUpdateTime >= updateInterval) {
+  const currentTime = performance.now();
+  if (currentTime - lastPieChartUpdateTime >= pieChartUpdateInterval) {
     updatePieChart();
     lastPieChartUpdateTime = currentTime;
   }
   
-  // Separate throttle for counter update
-  if (currentTime - lastCounterUpdateTime >= counterUpdateInterval) {
-    updateCounter();
-    lastCounterUpdateTime = currentTime;
-  }
-  
   requestAnimationFrame(updateNodes);
 }