effective way to keep alive

bot.py

@@ -144,9 +144,13 @@ with open('users.json', 'r') as f:
 
 MessageLoop(bot, on_chat).run_as_thread()
 print("Started! Service is available.")
-
+count = 0
 while True:
     time.sleep(1)
+    count += 1
+    if count == 5:
+        bot.getMe()
+        count = 0
 
     # backup
     users_backup = {}