diff --git a/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/Listener/TFM_BlockListener.java b/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/Listener/TFM_BlockListener.java
index a244663a..80dd4f4c 100644
--- a/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/Listener/TFM_BlockListener.java
+++ b/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/Listener/TFM_BlockListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.Listener;
 
+import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.TFM_Heartbeat;
 import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.TFM_Log;
 import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.TFM_PlayerData;
 import me.StevenLawson.TotalFreedomMod.TFM_ProtectedArea;
@@ -74,16 +75,24 @@ public class TFM_BlockListener implements Listener
                 }
             }
 
-            playerdata.incrementBlockDestroyCount();
-            if (playerdata.getBlockDestroyCount() > TotalFreedomMod.nukeMonitorCountBreak)
+            Long lastRan = TFM_Heartbeat.getLastRan();
+            if (lastRan == null || lastRan + TotalFreedomMod.HEARTBEAT_RATE * 1000L < System.currentTimeMillis())
             {
-                TFM_Util.bcastMsg(p.getName() + " is breaking blocks too fast!", ChatColor.RED);
-                TFM_Util.autoEject(p, "You are breaking blocks too fast. Nukers are not permitted on this server.");
+                TFM_Log.warning("Heartbeat service timeout - can't check block place/break rates.");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                playerdata.incrementBlockDestroyCount();
+                if (playerdata.getBlockDestroyCount() > TotalFreedomMod.nukeMonitorCountBreak)
+                {
+                    TFM_Util.bcastMsg(p.getName() + " is breaking blocks too fast!", ChatColor.RED);
+                    TFM_Util.autoEject(p, "You are breaking blocks too fast. Nukers are not permitted on this server.");
 
-                playerdata.resetBlockDestroyCount();
+                    playerdata.resetBlockDestroyCount();
 
-                event.setCancelled(true);
-                return;
+                    event.setCancelled(true);
+                    return;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -142,16 +151,24 @@ public class TFM_BlockListener implements Listener
                 }
             }
 
-            playerdata.incrementBlockPlaceCount();
-            if (playerdata.getBlockPlaceCount() > TotalFreedomMod.nukeMonitorCountPlace)
+            Long lastRan = TFM_Heartbeat.getLastRan();
+            if (lastRan == null || lastRan + TotalFreedomMod.HEARTBEAT_RATE * 1000L < System.currentTimeMillis())
             {
-                TFM_Util.bcastMsg(p.getName() + " is placing blocks too fast!", ChatColor.RED);
-                TFM_Util.autoEject(p, "You are placing blocks too fast.");
+                TFM_Log.warning("Heartbeat service timeout - can't check block place/break rates.");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                playerdata.incrementBlockPlaceCount();
+                if (playerdata.getBlockPlaceCount() > TotalFreedomMod.nukeMonitorCountPlace)
+                {
+                    TFM_Util.bcastMsg(p.getName() + " is placing blocks too fast!", ChatColor.RED);
+                    TFM_Util.autoEject(p, "You are placing blocks too fast.");
 
-                playerdata.resetBlockPlaceCount();
+                    playerdata.resetBlockPlaceCount();
 
-                event.setCancelled(true);
-                return;
+                    event.setCancelled(true);
+                    return;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/TFM_Heartbeat.java b/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/TFM_Heartbeat.java
index e532d5cb..ed3a987b 100644
--- a/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/TFM_Heartbeat.java
+++ b/src/me/StevenLawson/TotalFreedomMod/TFM_Heartbeat.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class TFM_Heartbeat extends BukkitRunnable
 {
     private final TotalFreedomMod plugin;
     private final Server server;
+    private static Long lastRan = null;
 
     public TFM_Heartbeat(TotalFreedomMod instance)
     {
@@ -16,9 +17,16 @@ public class TFM_Heartbeat extends BukkitRunnable
         this.server = plugin.getServer();
     }
 
+    public static Long getLastRan()
+    {
+        return lastRan;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void run()
     {
+        lastRan = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
         for (Player p : server.getOnlinePlayers())
         {
             TFM_PlayerData playerdata = TFM_PlayerData.getPlayerData(p);