diff --git a/WickerNetwork.cs b/WickerNetwork.cs
index cd9de6e..f8c9060 100644
--- a/WickerNetwork.cs
+++ b/WickerNetwork.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class WickerNetwork
         private CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
 
         private const string COMMANDS_PATH = "/commands";
-        private const string GAME_VARIABLES_PATH = "/game-variables";
+        private const string HEARTBEAT_PATH = "/heartbeat";
         private const string FAVICON_PATH = "/favicon.ico";
         private const string INDEX_URL = @"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/derekShaheen/WickerREST/main/web/index.html";
         private const string FAVICON_URL = @"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/derekShaheen/WickerREST/main/web/resources/favicon.ico";
@@ -120,24 +120,9 @@ private async void HandleRequests(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                         {
                             ServeCommandHandlers(response);
                         }
-                        else if (request.Url.AbsolutePath == GAME_VARIABLES_PATH)
+                        else if (request.Url.AbsolutePath == HEARTBEAT_PATH)
                         {
-                            if (Commands.Instance.GameVariableMethods != null && Commands.Instance.GameVariableMethods.Count > 0)
-                            {
-
-                                var variableValues = Commands.Instance.GameVariableMethods.Select(kvp => new
-                                {
-                                    VariableName = kvp.Key,
-                                    Value = kvp.Value?.Invoke()?.ToString()
-                                }).ToDictionary(kvp => kvp.VariableName, kvp => kvp.Value);
-
-                                var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(variableValues);
-                                SendResponse(response, json, statusCode: 200, contentType: "application/json");
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                SendResponse(response, "No game variables found.", statusCode: 200);
-                            }
+                            ServeHeartbeat(response);
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -162,6 +147,26 @@ private async void HandleRequests(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             }
         }
 
+        private void ServeHeartbeat(HttpListenerResponse response)
+        {
+            if (Commands.Instance.GameVariableMethods != null && Commands.Instance.GameVariableMethods.Count > 0)
+            {
+
+                var variableValues = Commands.Instance.GameVariableMethods.Select(kvp => new
+                {
+                    VariableName = kvp.Key,
+                    Value = kvp.Value?.Invoke()?.ToString()
+                }).ToDictionary(kvp => kvp.VariableName, kvp => kvp.Value);
+
+                var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(variableValues);
+                SendResponse(response, json, statusCode: 200, contentType: "application/json");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                SendResponse(response, "No game variables found.", statusCode: 200);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ServeCommandHandlers(HttpListenerResponse response)
         {
             if (Commands.Instance.CommandHandlers != null && Commands.Instance.CommandHandlers.Count > 0)
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index c283e98..eaf0d6f 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">Command Request</h5>
         let serverAvailable = true;
         let prevGameVariables = {};
 
-        function fetchGameVariables() {
+        function fetchHeartbeat() {
             if (!serverAvailable) {
                 // Attempt to fetch only if the previous flag indicates the server might be available
                 return;
             }
 
-            fetch('/game-variables')
+            fetch('/heartbeat')
                 .then(response => {
                     if (!response.ok) {
                         throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
@@ -447,13 +447,13 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">Command Request</h5>
                         errorLogged = true; // Log the error once
                     }
                     // Implement a retry logic after a delay
-                    setTimeout(fetchGameVariables, 5000); // Retry after 5 seconds
+                    setTimeout(fetchHeartbeat, 5000); // Retry after 5 seconds
                 });
         }
 
         // Poll game variables
-        fetchGameVariables();
-        setInterval(fetchGameVariables, 2000);
+        fetchHeartbeat();
+        setInterval(fetchHeartbeat, 2000);
 
         function updateConnectionStatus(isConnected) {
             const statusElement = document.getElementById('connectionStatus');
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">Command Request</h5>
         document.getElementById('columnControlInput').addEventListener('change', function () {
             const columnCount = this.value;
             document.cookie = "SameSite=Lax; columnCount=" + columnCount + "; Path=/; max-age=31536000"; // Expires after 1 year
-            fetchGameVariables();
+            fetchHeartbeat();
         });
 
     </script>