diff --git a/scripts/cron.py b/scripts/cron.py
index dc7431b..52fd9ed 100644
--- a/scripts/cron.py
+++ b/scripts/cron.py
@@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ async def set_scheduler(
 
     # Run the scheduler:
     scheduler.start()
-    while True: time.sleep(10.0)
+    while True:
+        now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+        printer("Heartbeat", now)
+        await asyncio.sleep(60.0)
 
 
 #   *****************************************************************************************************************