diff --git a/payphone/bot.py b/payphone/bot.py
index cedb7a9..30ecc9b 100644
--- a/payphone/bot.py
+++ b/payphone/bot.py
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ class Payphone(commands.AutoShardedBot):
 
         await self.redis.ping()
 
-        self.update_heartbeat.start()
-
         print(f"Ready! Logged in as {self.user.display_name}.")
 
     async def on_shard_ready(self, shard_id: int) -> None:
@@ -452,12 +450,6 @@ class Payphone(commands.AutoShardedBot):
             name=self.user.display_name, icon_url=self.user.display_avatar.url
         )
 
-    @tasks.loop(seconds=1)
-    async def update_heartbeat(self) -> None:
-        """Updates the heartbeat timestamp."""
-
-        self.heartbeat.value = int(datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp())
-
 
 bot = Payphone()
 
diff --git a/payphone/cogs/utility/cog.py b/payphone/cogs/utility/cog.py
index 09cbe13..fa062b3 100644
--- a/payphone/cogs/utility/cog.py
+++ b/payphone/cogs/utility/cog.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 import discord
-from discord.ext import commands
+from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 
 from payphone import bot
 from payphone.cogs import base
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ class Utility(base.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot_instance: bot.Payphone):
         self.bot = bot_instance
 
+        self.update_heartbeat.start()
+
+    async def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        self.update_heartbeat.cancel()
+
+    @tasks.loop(seconds=5)
+    async def update_heartbeat(self) -> None:
+        """Updates the heartbeat timestamp."""
+
+        self.bot.heartbeat.value = int(datetime.now(timezone.utc).timestamp())
+
     @commands.command()
     @commands.cooldown(1, 60, commands.BucketType.user)
     @checks.is_unbanned()