diff --git a/src/lib/socket-device.ts b/src/lib/socket-device.ts
index e7488568f85ad9be8e7236426097c45d9d05fb49..e9b322070270434c5b0e470b61ee39b9d56b9d23 100644
--- a/src/lib/socket-device.ts
+++ b/src/lib/socket-device.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ export default class SocketDevice extends Device {
 		this.host = host;
 		this.port = port;
 		this.socket = new js.global.Socket();
-		js.setInterval(() => this.getChannel(0, (mp: protobuf.Mesh.MeshPacket): boolean => true), 30000, this);
+		function hb(this: Device) {
+			this.getChannel(0, (mp: protobuf.Mesh.MeshPacket): boolean => {
+				js.global.writeln(JSON.stringify(mp));
+				return true;
+			});
+		}
+		js.setInterval(hb.bind(this), 30000, this);
 	}
 
 	/**