diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6741418..3e03aeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 - **TOKEN**: Authentication token.
 
 ### Optional Env Vars
+- **HEART_BEAT**: Defaults to `None` - _If # of seconds is set, background health check with the server will be enabled_
 - **DEBUG**: Defaults to `False` - _Enable debug level logging_
 <br><br>
 - **SPEECH_TIMEOUT**: Defaults to `0` for macOS, `10` for Windows - _Timeout for speech synthesis_
diff --git a/doc_generator/index.rst b/doc_generator/index.rst
index 082a127..b9bc7fd 100644
--- a/doc_generator/index.rst
+++ b/doc_generator/index.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ Models
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
 
+Repeated Timer
+==============
+
+.. automodule:: jarvis_ui.modules.timer
+   :members:
+   :undoc-members:
+
 Speaker
 =======
 
diff --git a/docs/README.html b/docs/README.html
index e44cd42..01970c0 100644
--- a/docs/README.html
+++ b/docs/README.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ <h2>Mandatory Env Vars<a class="headerlink" href="#mandatory-env-vars" title="Pe
 <section id="optional-env-vars">
 <h2>Optional Env Vars<a class="headerlink" href="#optional-env-vars" title="Permalink to this heading">¶</a></h2>
 <ul class="simple">
+<li><p><strong>HEART_BEAT</strong>: Defaults to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code> - <em>If # of seconds is set, background health check with the server will be enabled</em></p></li>
 <li><p><strong>DEBUG</strong>: Defaults to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code> - <em>Enable debug level logging</em>
 <br><br></p></li>
 <li><p><strong>SPEECH_TIMEOUT</strong>: Defaults to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> for macOS, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">10</span></code> for Windows - <em>Timeout for speech synthesis</em>
diff --git a/docs/_sources/README.md.txt b/docs/_sources/README.md.txt
index 6741418..3e03aeb 100644
--- a/docs/_sources/README.md.txt
+++ b/docs/_sources/README.md.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 - **TOKEN**: Authentication token.
 
 ### Optional Env Vars
+- **HEART_BEAT**: Defaults to `None` - _If # of seconds is set, background health check with the server will be enabled_
 - **DEBUG**: Defaults to `False` - _Enable debug level logging_
 <br><br>
 - **SPEECH_TIMEOUT**: Defaults to `0` for macOS, `10` for Windows - _Timeout for speech synthesis_
diff --git a/docs/_sources/index.rst.txt b/docs/_sources/index.rst.txt
index 082a127..b9bc7fd 100644
--- a/docs/_sources/index.rst.txt
+++ b/docs/_sources/index.rst.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ Models
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
 
+Repeated Timer
+==============
+
+.. automodule:: jarvis_ui.modules.timer
+   :members:
+   :undoc-members:
+
 Speaker
 =======
 
diff --git a/docs/genindex.html b/docs/genindex.html
index ddb494f..07baccd 100644
--- a/docs/genindex.html
+++ b/docs/genindex.html
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ <h1 id="index">Index</h1>
  | <a href="#E"><strong>E</strong></a>
  | <a href="#F"><strong>F</strong></a>
  | <a href="#G"><strong>G</strong></a>
+ | <a href="#H"><strong>H</strong></a>
  | <a href="#I"><strong>I</strong></a>
  | <a href="#J"><strong>J</strong></a>
  | <a href="#L"><strong>L</strong></a>
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ <h2 id="B">B</h2>
 <h2 id="C">C</h2>
 <table style="width: 100%" class="indextable genindextable"><tr>
   <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
+      <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.cancel">cancel() (jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer method)</a>
+</li>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals.channel_type">channel_type (in module jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals)</a>
 </li>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals.ChannelType">ChannelType (class in jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals)</a>
@@ -157,6 +160,18 @@ <h2 id="G">G</h2>
   </ul></td>
 </tr></table>
 
+<h2 id="H">H</h2>
+<table style="width: 100%" class="indextable genindextable"><tr>
+  <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
+      <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.heart_beat">heart_beat (jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig attribute)</a>
+</li>
+  </ul></td>
+  <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
+      <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.executables.starter.heart_beat">heart_beat() (in module jarvis_ui.executables.starter)</a>
+</li>
+  </ul></td>
+</tr></table>
+
 <h2 id="I">I</h2>
 <table style="width: 100%" class="indextable genindextable"><tr>
   <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
@@ -237,6 +252,13 @@ <h2 id="J">J</h2>
 
       <ul>
         <li><a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals">module</a>
+</li>
+      </ul></li>
+      <li>
+    jarvis_ui.modules.timer
+
+      <ul>
+        <li><a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.timer">module</a>
 </li>
       </ul></li>
   </ul></td>
@@ -282,6 +304,8 @@ <h2 id="M">M</h2>
         <li><a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.logger">jarvis_ui.modules.logger</a>
 </li>
         <li><a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals">jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals</a>
+</li>
+        <li><a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.timer">jarvis_ui.modules.timer</a>
 </li>
       </ul></li>
   </ul></td>
@@ -336,6 +360,8 @@ <h2 id="R">R</h2>
 </li>
   </ul></td>
   <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
+      <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer">RepeatedTimer (class in jarvis_ui.modules.timer)</a>
+</li>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.request_url">request_url (jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig attribute)</a>
 </li>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.models.FileIO.restart">restart (jarvis_ui.modules.models.FileIO attribute)</a>
@@ -358,10 +384,10 @@ <h2 id="S">S</h2>
       </ul></li>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.models.Settings">Settings (class in jarvis_ui.modules.models)</a>
 </li>
-  </ul></td>
-  <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.models.FileIO.shutdown">shutdown (jarvis_ui.modules.models.FileIO attribute)</a>
 </li>
+  </ul></td>
+  <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top;"><ul>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.executables.speaker.speak">speak() (in module jarvis_ui.executables.speaker)</a>
 </li>
       <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.speech_timeout">speech_timeout (jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig attribute)</a>
@@ -372,8 +398,12 @@ <h2 id="S">S</h2>
 
       <ul>
         <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.executables.starter.Activator.start">(jarvis_ui.executables.starter.Activator method)</a>
+</li>
+        <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.start">(jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer method)</a>
 </li>
       </ul></li>
+      <li><a href="index.html#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.stop">stop() (jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer method)</a>
+</li>
   </ul></td>
 </tr></table>
 
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index bf4fa71..2c7ef8f 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ <h1>Models<a class="headerlink" href="#models" title="Permalink to this heading"
 <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">debug</span></span><em class="property"><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">bool</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.debug" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd></dd></dl>
 
+<dl class="py attribute">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.heart_beat">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">heart_beat</span></span><em class="property"><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">int</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.heart_beat" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd></dd></dl>
+
 <dl class="py attribute">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.microphone_index">
 <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">microphone_index</span></span><em class="property"><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">Union</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><span class="pre">int</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">,</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">PositiveInt</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.models.EnvConfig.microphone_index" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
@@ -412,6 +417,47 @@ <h1>Models<a class="headerlink" href="#models" title="Permalink to this heading"
 
 </dd></dl>
 
+</section>
+<section id="module-jarvis_ui.modules.timer">
+<span id="repeated-timer"></span><h1>Repeated Timer<a class="headerlink" href="#module-jarvis_ui.modules.timer" title="Permalink to this heading">¶</a></h1>
+<dl class="py class">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer">
+<em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">jarvis_ui.modules.timer.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">RepeatedTimer</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">interval</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">function</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">Callable</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">args</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">Optional</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><span class="pre">Tuple</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">kwargs</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">Optional</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><span class="pre">Dict</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><span class="pre">str</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">,</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">Any</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Instantiates RepeatedTimer object to kick off the threading.Timer object with custom intervals.</p>
+<div class="doctest highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">RepeatedTimer</span>
+</pre></div>
+</div>
+<p>Repeats the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Timer</span></code> object from threading.</p>
+<dl class="field-list simple">
+<dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
+<li><p><strong>interval</strong> – Interval in seconds.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>function</strong> – Function to trigger with intervals.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>args</strong> – Arguments for the function.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>kwargs</strong> – Keyword arguments for the function.</p></li>
+</ul>
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.cancel">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">cancel</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.cancel" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Initiate cancellation.</p>
+</dd></dl>
+
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.start">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.start" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Trigger target function if timer isn’t running already.</p>
+</dd></dl>
+
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.stop">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">stop</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.modules.timer.RepeatedTimer.stop" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Stop the timer and cancel all futures.</p>
+</dd></dl>
+
+</dd></dl>
+
 </section>
 <section id="module-jarvis_ui.executables.speaker">
 <span id="speaker"></span><h1>Speaker<a class="headerlink" href="#module-jarvis_ui.executables.speaker" title="Permalink to this heading">¶</a></h1>
@@ -492,6 +538,24 @@ <h1>Models<a class="headerlink" href="#models" title="Permalink to this heading"
 
 </dd></dl>
 
+<dl class="py function">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.executables.starter.heart_beat">
+<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">jarvis_ui.executables.starter.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">heart_beat</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">status_manager</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">DictProxy</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">NoReturn</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.executables.starter.heart_beat" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Initiate health check with the server.</p>
+<dl class="field-list simple">
+<dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>status_manager</strong> – Shared multiprocessing dict to update in case of failed health check.</p>
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="admonition seealso">
+<p class="admonition-title">See also</p>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li><p>Heart beat should be set no lesser than 5 seconds to avoid throttling and no longer than an hour.</p></li>
+<li><p>Maintains a consecutive failure threshold of 5, as a single failed health check doesn’t warrant a restart.</p></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</dd></dl>
+
 <dl class="py function">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="jarvis_ui.executables.starter.processor">
 <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">jarvis_ui.executables.starter.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">processor</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">Optional</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">[</span></span><span class="pre">str</span><span class="p"><span class="pre">]</span></span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#jarvis_ui.executables.starter.processor" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
@@ -670,6 +734,7 @@ <h3><a href="#">Table of Contents</a></h3>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-jarvis_ui.executables.listener">Listener</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-jarvis_ui.modules.logger">Logger</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#models">Models</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-jarvis_ui.modules.timer">Repeated Timer</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-jarvis_ui.executables.speaker">Speaker</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-jarvis_ui.executables.starter">Starter</a></li>
 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals">Peripherals</a></li>
diff --git a/docs/objects.inv b/docs/objects.inv
index 7315850..2b69fd9 100644
Binary files a/docs/objects.inv and b/docs/objects.inv differ
diff --git a/docs/py-modindex.html b/docs/py-modindex.html
index 0e2efdd..2898cd2 100644
--- a/docs/py-modindex.html
+++ b/docs/py-modindex.html
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ <h1>Python Module Index</h1>
        <td>&#160;&#160;&#160;
        <a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals"><code class="xref">jarvis_ui.modules.peripherals</code></a></td><td>
        <em></em></td></tr>
+     <tr class="cg-1">
+       <td></td>
+       <td>&#160;&#160;&#160;
+       <a href="index.html#module-jarvis_ui.modules.timer"><code class="xref">jarvis_ui.modules.timer</code></a></td><td>
+       <em></em></td></tr>
    </table>
 
 
diff --git a/docs/searchindex.js b/docs/searchindex.js
index 9fdae06..264af31 100644
--- a/docs/searchindex.js
+++ b/docs/searchindex.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/jarvis_ui/executables/starter.py b/jarvis_ui/executables/starter.py
index c21036a..587dbc8 100644
--- a/jarvis_ui/executables/starter.py
+++ b/jarvis_ui/executables/starter.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from typing import NoReturn, Union
 
 import pvporcupine
+import requests
 from playsound import playsound
 from pyaudio import PyAudio, Stream, paInt16
 
@@ -24,6 +25,34 @@
 from jarvis_ui.modules.logger import logger
 from jarvis_ui.modules.models import env, fileio, settings
 
+FAILED_HEALTH_CHECK = {'count': 0}
+
+
+def heart_beat(status_manager: DictProxy) -> NoReturn:
+    """Initiate health check with the server.
+
+    Args:
+        status_manager: Shared multiprocessing dict to update in case of failed health check.
+
+    See Also:
+        - Heart beat should be set no lesser than 5 seconds to avoid throttling and no longer than an hour.
+        - Maintains a consecutive failure threshold of 5, as a single failed health check doesn't warrant a restart.
+    """
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url=env.request_url + 'health', timeout=(3, 3))
+    except requests.RequestException as error:
+        logger.error(error)
+    else:
+        if response.ok:
+            if FAILED_HEALTH_CHECK['count']:
+                logger.debug("Resetting failure count")
+                FAILED_HEALTH_CHECK['count'] = 0
+            logger.debug(response.json())
+            return
+    if FAILED_HEALTH_CHECK['count'] > 5:
+        status_manager['LOCKED'] = None
+    FAILED_HEALTH_CHECK['count'] += 1
+
 
 def processor() -> Union[str, None]:
     """Processes the request after wake word is detected.
@@ -167,17 +196,18 @@ def executor(self, status_manager: DictProxy):
         status_manager["LOCKED"] = False
         logger.debug("Restart released")
         self.audio_stream = self.open_stream()
-        display.flush_screen()
+        display.write_screen(self.label)
 
     def start(self, status_manager: DictProxy) -> NoReturn:
         """Runs ``audio_stream`` in a forever loop and calls ``initiator`` when the phrase ``Jarvis`` is heard."""
         logger.info(f"Starting wake word detector with sensitivity: {env.sensitivity}")
+        display.write_screen(self.label)
         while True:
-            display.write_screen(self.label)
-            pcm = struct.unpack_from("h" * self.detector.frame_length,
-                                     self.audio_stream.read(num_frames=self.detector.frame_length,
-                                                            exception_on_overflow=False))
-            result = self.detector.process(pcm=pcm)
+            result = self.detector.process(
+                pcm=struct.unpack_from("h" * self.detector.frame_length,
+                                       self.audio_stream.read(num_frames=self.detector.frame_length,
+                                                              exception_on_overflow=False))
+            )
             if result is False or result < 0:
                 continue
             self.executor(status_manager=status_manager)
diff --git a/jarvis_ui/main.py b/jarvis_ui/main.py
index 4593141..a72e69d 100755
--- a/jarvis_ui/main.py
+++ b/jarvis_ui/main.py
@@ -9,11 +9,20 @@
 
 def initiator(status_manager: DictProxy) -> NoReturn:
     """Starts main process to activate Jarvis and process requests via API calls."""
-    from jarvis_ui.executables.starter import Activator
+    from jarvis_ui.executables.starter import Activator, env, heart_beat
+    from jarvis_ui.modules.timer import RepeatedTimer
+    if env.heart_beat:
+        logger.info("Initiating heart beat")
+        timer = RepeatedTimer(function=heart_beat, interval=env.heart_beat, args=(status_manager,))
+        timer.start()
+    else:
+        timer = None
     try:
         status_manager["LOCKED"] = False
         Activator().start(status_manager=status_manager)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        if timer:
+            timer.stop()
         return
 
 
@@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ def start() -> NoReturn:
     from jarvis_ui.modules.models import env  # noqa: F401
     status_manager = Manager().dict()
     status_manager["LOCKED"] = False  # Instantiate DictProxy
-    # todo: Process won't work for Linux as it doesn't stream on audio I/O devices in child processes
+    # todo: Process won't work for Linux as it doesn't stream on audio I/O devices in multiple processes
     process = Process(target=initiator, args=(status_manager,))
     process.name = pathlib.Path(__file__).stem
     process.start()
@@ -58,6 +67,3 @@ def start() -> NoReturn:
             break
         time.sleep(1)
     start()
-
-
-start.count = 0
diff --git a/jarvis_ui/modules/models.py b/jarvis_ui/modules/models.py
index def1750..006793e 100644
--- a/jarvis_ui/modules/models.py
+++ b/jarvis_ui/modules/models.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ class EnvConfig(BaseSettings):
     request_url: HttpUrl = Field(default=..., env="REQUEST_URL")
     token: str = Field(default=..., env="TOKEN")
 
+    # Heart beat
+    heart_beat: int = Field(default=None, le=3_600, ge=5, env="HEART_BEAT")
+
     # Speech recognition settings
     recognizer_settings: RecognizerSettings = Field(default=None, env="RECOGNIZER_SETTINGS")
     recognizer_settings_default: RecognizerSettings = RecognizerSettings()
diff --git a/jarvis_ui/modules/timer.py b/jarvis_ui/modules/timer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..783559c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jarvis_ui/modules/timer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from threading import Timer
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Tuple
+
+
+class RepeatedTimer:
+    """Instantiates RepeatedTimer object to kick off the threading.Timer object with custom intervals.
+
+    >>> RepeatedTimer
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, interval: int, function: Callable, args: Tuple = None, kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = None):
+        """Repeats the ``Timer`` object from threading.
+
+        Args:
+            interval: Interval in seconds.
+            function: Function to trigger with intervals.
+            args: Arguments for the function.
+            kwargs: Keyword arguments for the function.
+        """
+        self._timer = None
+        self.interval = interval
+        self.function = function
+        self.args = args or tuple()
+        self.kwargs = kwargs or dict()
+        self.is_running = False
+
+    def _run(self):
+        """Triggers the target function."""
+        self.is_running = False
+        self.start()
+        self.function(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+
+    def start(self):
+        """Trigger target function if timer isn't running already."""
+        if not self.is_running:
+            self._timer = Timer(self.interval, self._run)
+            self._timer.start()
+            self.is_running = True
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """Stop the timer and cancel all futures."""
+        self._timer.cancel()
+        self.is_running = False
+
+    def cancel(self):
+        """Initiate cancellation."""
+        self.stop()
diff --git a/release_notes.rst b/release_notes.rst
index 0950b45..6a5e82d 100644
--- a/release_notes.rst
+++ b/release_notes.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+0.6.1 (05/10/2023)
+------------------
+- Setup ``heartbeat`` for server's health check
+- Clean up and update README.md
+
 0.6.0 (05/09/2023)
 ------------------
 - Fix ``PermissionError`` on Windows for playsound