diff --git a/packages/medusa/package.json b/packages/medusa/package.json
index 236b5cd7c9..4a737a4786 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/package.json
+++ b/packages/medusa/package.json
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     "medusa-test-utils": "^1.1.37",
     "morgan": "^1.9.1",
     "multer": "^1.4.2",
+    "node-schedule": "^2.1.0",
     "passport": "^0.4.0",
     "passport-http-bearer": "^1.0.1",
     "passport-jwt": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js b/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js
index af05e924d3..0b78911cd9 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/commands/start.js
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ import "regenerator-runtime/runtime"
 
 import express from "express"
 import { track } from "medusa-telemetry"
+import { scheduleJob } from "node-schedule"
 
 import loaders from "../loaders"
 import Logger from "../loaders/logger"
 
-export default async function({ port, directory }) {
+const EVERY_SIXTH_HOUR = "* */6 * * *"
+const CRON_SCHEDULE = EVERY_SIXTH_HOUR
+
+export default async function ({ port, directory }) {
   async function start() {
     track("CLI_START")
 
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@ export default async function({ port, directory }) {
 
     const { dbConnection } = await loaders({ directory, expressApp: app })
     const serverActivity = Logger.activity(`Creating server`)
-    const server = app.listen(port, err => {
+    const server = app.listen(port, (err) => {
       if (err) {
         return
       }
@@ -23,6 +27,10 @@ export default async function({ port, directory }) {
       track("CLI_START_COMPLETED")
     })
 
+    scheduleJob(CRON_SCHEDULE, () => {
+      track("PING")
+    })
+
     return { dbConnection, server }
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c11ea95495..1ca27176e0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11950,6 +11950,14 @@ cron-parser@^2.13.0:
     is-nan "^1.3.0"
     moment-timezone "^0.5.31"
 
+cron-parser@^3.5.0:
+  version "3.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cron-parser/-/cron-parser-3.5.0.tgz#b1a9da9514c0310aa7ef99c2f3f1d0f8c235257c"
+  integrity sha512-wyVZtbRs6qDfFd8ap457w3XVntdvqcwBGxBoTvJQH9KGVKL/fB+h2k3C8AqiVxvUQKN1Ps/Ns46CNViOpVDhfQ==
+  dependencies:
+    is-nan "^1.3.2"
+    luxon "^1.26.0"
+
 cross-env@^5.2.1:
   version "5.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-5.2.1.tgz"
@@ -17157,7 +17165,7 @@ is-module@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-module/-/is-module-1.0.0.tgz"
   integrity sha1-Mlj7afeMFNW4FdZkM2tM/7ZEFZE=
 
-is-nan@^1.3.0:
+is-nan@^1.3.0, is-nan@^1.3.2:
   version "1.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-nan/-/is-nan-1.3.2.tgz"
   integrity sha512-E+zBKpQ2t6MEo1VsonYmluk9NxGrbzpeeLC2xIViuO2EjU2xsXsBPwTr3Ykv9l08UYEVEdWeRZNouaZqF6RN0w==
@@ -19771,6 +19779,11 @@ lolex@^5.0.0:
   dependencies:
     "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
 
+long-timeout@0.1.1:
+  version "0.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/long-timeout/-/long-timeout-0.1.1.tgz#9721d788b47e0bcb5a24c2e2bee1a0da55dab514"
+  integrity sha1-lyHXiLR+C8taJMLivuGg2lXatRQ=
+
 longest-streak@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/longest-streak/-/longest-streak-2.0.4.tgz"
@@ -19878,6 +19891,11 @@ lunr-mutable-indexes@2.3.2:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lunr/-/lunr-2.3.9.tgz"
   integrity sha512-zTU3DaZaF3Rt9rhN3uBMGQD3dD2/vFQqnvZCDv4dl5iOzq2IZQqTxu90r4E5J+nP70J3ilqVCrbho2eWaeW8Ow==
 
+luxon@^1.26.0:
+  version "1.28.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/luxon/-/luxon-1.28.0.tgz#e7f96daad3938c06a62de0fb027115d251251fbf"
+  integrity sha512-TfTiyvZhwBYM/7QdAVDh+7dBTBA29v4ik0Ce9zda3Mnf8on1S5KJI8P2jKFZ8+5C0jhmr0KwJEO/Wdpm0VeWJQ==
+
 lz-string@^1.4.4:
   version "1.4.4"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lz-string/-/lz-string-1.4.4.tgz"
@@ -21264,6 +21282,15 @@ node-releases@^2.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-releases/-/node-releases-2.0.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-CqyzN6z7Q6aMeF/ktcMVTzhAHCEpf8SOarwpzpf8pNBY2k5/oM34UHldUwp8VKI7uxct2HxSRdJjBaZeESzcxA==
 
+node-schedule@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-schedule/-/node-schedule-2.1.0.tgz#068ae38d7351c330616f7fe7cdb05036f977cbaf"
+  integrity sha512-nl4JTiZ7ZQDc97MmpTq9BQjYhq7gOtoh7SiPH069gBFBj0PzD8HI7zyFs6rzqL8Y5tTiEEYLxgtbx034YPrbyQ==
+  dependencies:
+    cron-parser "^3.5.0"
+    long-timeout "0.1.1"
+    sorted-array-functions "^1.3.0"
+
 nodemon@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.15"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemon/-/nodemon-2.0.15.tgz"
@@ -25736,6 +25763,11 @@ sort-keys@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     is-plain-obj "^1.0.0"
 
+sorted-array-functions@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sorted-array-functions/-/sorted-array-functions-1.3.0.tgz#8605695563294dffb2c9796d602bd8459f7a0dd5"
+  integrity sha512-2sqgzeFlid6N4Z2fUQ1cvFmTOLRi/sEDzSQ0OKYchqgoPmQBVyM3959qYx3fpS6Esef80KjmpgPeEr028dP3OA==
+
 source-list-map@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-list-map/-/source-list-map-2.0.1.tgz"
@@ -27493,10 +27525,10 @@ typeorm@^0.2.29, typeorm@^0.2.31:
     yargs "^17.0.1"
     zen-observable-ts "^1.0.0"
 
-typescript@^3.7.3, typescript@^4.5.0:
-  version "4.6.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-4.6.3.tgz#eefeafa6afdd31d725584c67a0eaba80f6fc6c6c"
-  integrity sha512-yNIatDa5iaofVozS/uQJEl3JRWLKKGJKh6Yaiv0GLGSuhpFJe7P3SbHZ8/yjAHRQwKRoA6YZqlfjXWmVzoVSMw==
+typescript@^3.7.3:
+  version "3.9.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-3.9.10.tgz#70f3910ac7a51ed6bef79da7800690b19bf778b8"
+  integrity sha512-w6fIxVE/H1PkLKcCPsFqKE7Kv7QUwhU8qQY2MueZXWx5cPZdwFupLgKK3vntcK98BtNHZtAF4LA/yl2a7k8R6Q==
 
 typescript@^4.1.3:
   version "4.4.2"