diff --git a/DittoHeartbeat/build.gradle b/DittoHeartbeat/build.gradle
index aa8e6ad..24c0dd4 100644
--- a/DittoHeartbeat/build.gradle
+++ b/DittoHeartbeat/build.gradle
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ plugins {
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
 }
 
+ext.libraryArtifactId = "dittoheartbeat"
+
 apply from: "$rootProject.projectDir/gradle/android-common.gradle"
 apply from: "$rootProject.projectDir/gradle/deploy.gradle"
 
-ext.libraryArtifactId = "dittoheartbeat"
-
 android {
     namespace 'live.ditto.dittoheartbeat'
 }
diff --git a/DittoHeartbeat/src/main/java/live.ditto.dittoheartbeat/Heartbeat.kt b/DittoHeartbeat/src/main/java/live.ditto.dittoheartbeat/Heartbeat.kt
index df6732d..f191dd1 100644
--- a/DittoHeartbeat/src/main/java/live.ditto.dittoheartbeat/Heartbeat.kt
+++ b/DittoHeartbeat/src/main/java/live.ditto.dittoheartbeat/Heartbeat.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 package live.ditto.dittoheartbeat
 
 import android.os.Build
-import android.provider.SyncStateContract.Constants
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
-import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import live.ditto.Ditto
 import live.ditto.DittoConnectionType
 import live.ditto.DittoPeer
-import live.ditto.DittoSyncSubscription
 import live.ditto.dittohealthmetrics.HealthMetric
 import live.ditto.dittohealthmetrics.HealthMetricProvider
 import org.joda.time.DateTime
@@ -43,7 +38,6 @@ data class DittoHeartbeatInfo(
     var healthMetrics: MutableMap<String, HealthMetric> = mutableMapOf()
 )
 
-var heartbeatSubscription: DittoSyncSubscription? = null
 lateinit var info: DittoHeartbeatInfo
 
 private fun updateHealthMetrics(config: DittoHeartbeatConfig) {
@@ -58,37 +52,30 @@ private fun updateHealthMetrics(config: DittoHeartbeatConfig) {
 fun startHeartbeat(ditto: Ditto, config: DittoHeartbeatConfig): Flow<DittoHeartbeatInfo> = flow {
     val cancelable = AtomicBoolean(false)
 
-    if (heartbeatSubscription == null) {
-        heartbeatSubscription = ditto.sync.registerSubscription("SELECT * FROM $HEARTBEAT_COLLECTION_COLLECTION_NAME")
-    }
+    while (!cancelable.get()) {
+        delay((config.secondsInterval * 1000L))
+        val timestamp = DateTime().toISOString()
+        val presenceData = observePeers(ditto)
+
+        info =
+            DittoHeartbeatInfo(
+                id = config.id,
+                lastUpdated = timestamp,
+                presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeers = getConnections(presenceData, ditto),
+                metaData = config.metaData,
+                presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeersCount = presenceData.size,
+                secondsInterval = config.secondsInterval,
+                sdk = ditto.sdkVersion,
+                schema = HEARTBEAT_COLLECTION_SCHEMA_VALUE,
+                peerKey = byteArrayToHash(ditto.presence.graph.localPeer.peerKey)
+            )
 
-    try {
-        while (!cancelable.get()) {
-            delay((config.secondsInterval * 1000L))
-            val timestamp = DateTime().toISOString()
-            val presenceData = observePeers(ditto)
-
-            info =
-                DittoHeartbeatInfo(
-                    id = config.id,
-                    lastUpdated = timestamp,
-                    presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeers = getConnections(presenceData, ditto) ,
-                    metaData = config.metaData,
-                    presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeersCount = presenceData.size,
-                    secondsInterval = config.secondsInterval,
-                    sdk = ditto.sdkVersion,
-                    schema = HEARTBEAT_COLLECTION_SCHEMA_VALUE,
-                    peerKey = byteArrayToHash(ditto.presence.graph.localPeer.peerKey)
-                )
-
-            updateHealthMetrics(config)
-
-            addToCollection(info, config, ditto)
-            emit(info)
-        }
-    } finally {
-        heartbeatSubscription!!.close()
+        updateHealthMetrics(config)
+
+        addToCollection(info, config, ditto)
+        emit(info)
     }
+
 }
 
 @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
@@ -102,9 +89,8 @@ fun observePeers(ditto: Ditto): List<DittoPeer> {
     return presenceGraph.remotePeers
 }
 
-val myCoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Main)
 fun addToCollection(info: DittoHeartbeatInfo, config: DittoHeartbeatConfig, ditto: Ditto) {
-    if(!config.publishToDittoCollection) return
+    if (!config.publishToDittoCollection) return
     val metaData = config.metaData ?: emptyMap()
     val doc = mapOf(
         "_id" to info.id,
@@ -122,7 +108,10 @@ fun addToCollection(info: DittoHeartbeatInfo, config: DittoHeartbeatConfig, ditt
 }
 
 @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
-fun getConnections(presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeers: List<DittoPeer>?, ditto: Ditto): Map<String, Any> {
+fun getConnections(
+    presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeers: List<DittoPeer>?,
+    ditto: Ditto
+): Map<String, Any> {
 
     val connectionsMap: MutableMap<String, Any> = mutableMapOf()
 
@@ -136,7 +125,7 @@ fun getConnections(presenceSnapshotDirectlyConnectedPeers: List<DittoPeer>?, dit
             "bluetooth" to connectionsTypeMap["bt"],
             "p2pWifi" to connectionsTypeMap["p2pWifi"],
             "lan" to connectionsTypeMap["lan"],
-            )
+        )
 
         connectionsMap[byteArrayToHash(connection.peerKey)] = connectionMap
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/live/ditto/dittotoolsapp/HeartbeatView.kt b/app/src/main/java/live/ditto/dittotoolsapp/HeartbeatView.kt
index 58f603e..afc26e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/live/ditto/dittotoolsapp/HeartbeatView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/live/ditto/dittotoolsapp/HeartbeatView.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import live.ditto.dittoheartbeat.startHeartbeat
 import java.util.*
 
 
+@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
 @Composable
 fun ShowHeartbeatData(ditto: Ditto) {
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ fun ShowHeartbeatData(ditto: Ditto) {
     var healthMetricProviders: MutableList<HealthMetricProvider> = mutableListOf()
     val diskUsageViewModel = DiskUsageViewModel()
     diskUsageViewModel.isHealthyMBSizeLimit = 2048 //2GB worth of data
-    healthMetricProviders.add(diskUsageViewModel)
+//    healthMetricProviders.add(diskUsageViewModel)
 
     val config = DittoHeartbeatConfig(
         //id for testing only. Unique id will not persist