diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 3599d9507..e5798ceb3 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -360,13 +360,18 @@
       await storage.put('indexeddb-delete-needed', true);
     }
 
-    const currentStartup = Date.now();
-    const lastStartup = storage.get('lastStartup');
-    await storage.put('lastStartup', currentStartup);
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const lastHeartbeat = storage.get('lastHeartbeat');
+    await storage.put('lastStartup', Date.now());
+
     const THIRTY_DAYS = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
-    if (lastStartup > 0 && currentStartup - lastStartup > THIRTY_DAYS) {
+    if (lastHeartbeat > 0 && now - lastHeartbeat > THIRTY_DAYS) {
       await unlinkAndDisconnect();
+    } else {
+      storage.put('lastHeartbeat', Date.now());
+      const TWELVE_HOURS = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+      setInterval(() => storage.put('lastHeartbeat', Date.now()), TWELVE_HOURS);
     }
 
     const currentVersion = window.getVersion();