diff --git a/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c b/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c
index d4d3778..307c599 100644
--- a/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c
+++ b/server/drivers/MtxOrb.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "render.h"
 #include "lcd.h"
 #include "lcd_lib.h"
 #include "MtxOrb.h"
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ MtxOrb_init (lcd_logical_driver * driver, char *args)
 
 	driver->getkey = MtxOrb_getkey;
 	driver->getinfo = MtxOrb_getinfo;
+	driver->heartbeat = MtxOrb_heartbeat;
 
 	return fd;
 }
@@ -1265,12 +1267,33 @@ MtxOrb_ask_bar (int type)
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Does the heartbeat...
 //
-static char
-MtxOrb_heartbeat (int timer)
+static void
+MtxOrb_heartbeat (int type)
 {
-	MtxOrb_icon (!((timer + 4) & 5), 0);
-	MtxOrb_chr (MtxOrb->wid, 1, 0);
-	return (char) 0;
+	static int timer = 0;
+	int whichIcon;
+	static int saved_type = HEARTBEAT_ON;
+
+	if (type)
+		saved_type = type;
+
+	if (type == HEARTBEAT_ON) {
+		// Set this to pulsate like a real heart beat...
+		whichIcon = (! ((timer + 4) & 5));
+
+		// This defines a custom character EVERY time...
+		// not efficient... is this necessary?
+		MtxOrb_icon (whichIcon, 0);
+
+		// Put character on screen...
+		MtxOrb_chr (MtxOrb->wid, 1, 0);
+
+		// change display...
+		MtxOrb_flush ();
+	}
+
+	timer++;
+	timer &= 0x0f;
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/server/drivers/MtxOrb.h b/server/drivers/MtxOrb.h
index 178d45d..02bd225 100644
--- a/server/drivers/MtxOrb.h
+++ b/server/drivers/MtxOrb.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static void MtxOrb_icon (int which, char dest);
 static void MtxOrb_draw_frame (char *dat);
 static char MtxOrb_getkey ();
 static char * MtxOrb_getinfo ();
+static void MtxOrb_heartbeat (int type);
 
 static int MtxOrb_ask_bar (int type);
 static void MtxOrb_set_known_char (int car, int type);
diff --git a/server/drivers/curses_drv.c b/server/drivers/curses_drv.c
index bde3933..b3dc784 100644
--- a/server/drivers/curses_drv.c
+++ b/server/drivers/curses_drv.c
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
 
 #include "shared/str.h"
 
+#include "render.h"
 #include "lcd.h"
 #include "curses_drv.h"
-#include "drv_base.h"
+//#include "drv_base.h"
 
 lcd_logical_driver *curses_drv;
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ curses_drv_init (struct lcd_logical_driver *driver, char *args)
 	driver->draw_frame = curses_drv_draw_frame;
 
 	driver->getkey = curses_drv_getkey;
+	driver->heartbeat = curses_drv_heartbeat;
 
 	// Change the character used for "..."
 	ELLIPSIS = '~';
@@ -519,6 +521,38 @@ curses_drv_icon (int which, char dest)
 
 }
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Does the heartbeat...
+//
+static void
+curses_drv_heartbeat (int type)
+{
+	static int timer = 0;
+	int whichIcon;
+	static int saved_type = HEARTBEAT_ON;
+
+	if (type)
+		saved_type = type;
+
+	if (type == HEARTBEAT_ON) {
+		// Set this to pulsate like a real heart beat...
+		whichIcon = (! ((timer + 4) & 5));
+
+		// This defines a custom character EVERY time...
+		// not efficient... is this necessary?
+		curses_drv_icon (whichIcon, 0);
+
+		// Put character on screen...
+		curses_drv_chr (curses_drv->wid, 1, 0);
+
+		// change display...
+		curses_drv_flush ();
+	}
+
+	timer++;
+	timer &= 0x0f;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Flushes all output to the lcd...
 //
diff --git a/server/drivers/curses_drv.h b/server/drivers/curses_drv.h
index 3b59427..4359950 100644
--- a/server/drivers/curses_drv.h
+++ b/server/drivers/curses_drv.h
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ void curses_drv_draw_frame (char *dat);
 char curses_drv_getkey ();
 void curses_drv_init_num ();
 void curses_drv_num (int x, int num);
+void curses_drv_heartbeat (int type);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/server/drivers/lcd.c b/server/drivers/lcd.c
index 6098ce3..b32cb02 100644
--- a/server/drivers/lcd.c
+++ b/server/drivers/lcd.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static void lcd_drv_draw_frame ();
 static char lcd_drv_getkey ();
 static char lcd_drv_getkey_loop ();
 static char *lcd_drv_getinfo ();
+static void lcd_drv_heartbeat (int type);
 
 /*
  * Add all of the driver's header files in...
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ lcd_drv_init (struct lcd_logical_driver *driver, char *args)
 
 	driver->getkey = lcd_drv_getkey;
 	driver->getinfo = lcd_drv_getinfo;
+	driver->heartbeat = lcd_drv_heartbeat;
 
 	return 1;						  // 1 is arbitrary.  (must be 1 or more)
 }
@@ -340,6 +342,7 @@ lcd_drv_patch_init (struct lcd_logical_driver *driver)
 
 	ChkNull(getkey, lcd_drv_getkey, "getkey");
 	ChkNull(getinfo, lcd_drv_getinfo, "getinfo");
+	ChkNull(heartbeat, lcd_drv_heartbeat, "heartbeat");
 
 	// Now check for base driver entries...;
 	ChkBaseDrv(clear, lcd_drv_clear, "clear");
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ lcd_drv_patch_init (struct lcd_logical_driver *driver)
 
 	ChkBaseDrv(getkey, lcd_drv_getkey, "getkey");
 	ChkBaseDrv(getinfo, lcd_drv_getinfo, "getinfo");
+	ChkBaseDrv(heartbeat, lcd_drv_heartbeat, "heartbeat");
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -692,3 +696,9 @@ lcd_drv_getkey_loop () {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+lcd_drv_heartbeat (int type)
+{
+	;
+}
+
diff --git a/server/drivers/lcd.h b/server/drivers/lcd.h
index f4e6f7a..e32fae2 100644
--- a/server/drivers/lcd.h
+++ b/server/drivers/lcd.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ typedef struct lcd_logical_driver {
 	// Returns pointer to static string.
 	char * (*getinfo) ();
 
+	// Puts up a heartbeat...
+	void (*heartbeat) (int type);
 	// more?
 
 } lcd_logical_driver;
diff --git a/server/main.h b/server/main.h
index 978ffa0..bf3959c 100644
--- a/server/main.h
+++ b/server/main.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "render.h"
+
 /*
   contains a few things that other parts of the program might want
   to know about...
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct screen_size {
 
 #define DEFAULT_SCREEN_PRIORITY 128
 #define DEFAULT_SCREEN_DURATION 32
-#define DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT 1
+#define DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT HEARTBEAT_ON
 #define DEFAULT_ADDR "127.0.0.1"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/server/render.c b/server/render.c
index e5d4f68..cff3e55 100644
--- a/server/render.c
+++ b/server/render.c
@@ -116,13 +116,14 @@ draw_screen (screen * s, int timer)
 	//debug("draw_screen done\n");
 
 	if (heartbeat) {
-		if ((s->heartbeat == HEART_ON) || heartbeat == HEART_ON) {
+		lcd_ptr->heartbeat(s->heartbeat);
+		//if ((s->heartbeat == HEART_ON) || heartbeat == HEART_ON) {
 			// Set this to pulsate like a real heart beat...
 			// (binary is fun...  :)
 			// lcd_ptr->heartbeat ();
-			lcd_ptr->icon (!((timer + 4) & 5), 0);
-			lcd_ptr->chr (lcd_ptr->wid, 1, 0);
-		}
+			//lcd_ptr->icon (!((timer + 4) & 5), 0);
+			//lcd_ptr->chr (lcd_ptr->wid, 1, 0);
+		//}
 		// else
 		// This seems unnecessary... heartbeat is nicer...
 		// if ((s->heartbeat == HEART_OPEN) && heartbeat != HEART_OFF) {
diff --git a/server/render.h b/server/render.h
index f2fb6ac..09befcc 100644
--- a/server/render.h
+++ b/server/render.h
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 
 #include "screen.h"
 
-#define HEART_OFF 0
-#define HEART_ON 1
-#define HEART_OPEN 2
+#define HEART_OFF 1
+#define HEART_ON 2
+#define HEART_OPEN 3
+
+#define HEARTBEAT_OFF HEART_OFF
+#define HEARTBEAT_ON HEART_ON
+#define HEARTBEAT_OPEN HEART_OPEN
 
 #define BACKLIGHT_OFF 0
 #define BACKLIGHT_ON 1
diff --git a/server/widget.c b/server/widget.c
index fd9af5f..c333e06 100644
--- a/server/widget.c
+++ b/server/widget.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "widget.h"
+#include "render.h"
 
 char *types[] = { "none",
 	"string",
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ widget_add (screen * s, char *id, char *type, char *in, int sock)
 	list = s->widgets;
 
 	if (0 == strcmp (id, "heartbeat")) {
-		s->heartbeat = 1;
+		s->heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_ON; // was 1
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ widget_remove (screen * s, char *id, int sock)
 	list = s->widgets;
 
 	if (0 == strcmp (id, "heartbeat")) {
-		s->heartbeat = 0;
+		s->heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_OFF; // was 0
 		return 0;
 	}
 	// Make sure this screen *does* exist...