diff --git a/red/comms.js b/red/comms.js
index 3664f55cc..06b21ce37 100644
--- a/red/comms.js
+++ b/red/comms.js
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ function start() {
     heartbeatTimer = setInterval(function() {
         var now = Date.now();
         if (now-lastSentTime > webSocketKeepAliveTime) {
-            lastSentTime = now;
             publish("hb",lastSentTime);
         }
     }, webSocketKeepAliveTime);