diff --git a/analytics/server.py b/analytics/server.py
index 6636546..87b063b 100644
--- a/analytics/server.py
+++ b/analytics/server.py
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     while True:
         received_bytes = socket.recv()
         text = received_bytes.decode('utf-8')
-        logger.info('Got message %s' % text)
         if text == 'ping':
             handle_ping()
-            logger.info('Sent pong')
         else:
             handle_task(text)
 
diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index d6fd28a..6aefcb9 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const SEGMENTS_PATH = path.join(DATA_PATH, 'segments');
 
 export const HASTIC_PORT = getConfigField('HASTIC_PORT', '8000');
 export const ZEROMQ_CONNECTION_STRING = getConfigField('ZEROMQ_CONNECTION_STRING', 'tcp://127.0.0.1:8002');
+export const ANLYTICS_PING_INTERVAL = 500; // ms
 
 
 function getConfigField(field, defaultVal?) {
diff --git a/server/src/services/analytics_service.ts b/server/src/services/analytics_service.ts
index d9752e0..0b2e44d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/analytics_service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/analytics_service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ANALYTICS_PATH, ZEROMQ_CONNECTION_STRING } from '../config'
+import { ANALYTICS_PATH, ZEROMQ_CONNECTION_STRING, ANLYTICS_PING_INTERVAL } from '../config'
 
 const zmq = require('zeromq');
 
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ export class AnalyticsService {
 
   private _requester: any;
   private _ready: boolean = false;
+  private _pingResponded = false;
 
 
   constructor(private _onResponse: (response: any) => void) {
-    this._initConnection();
+    this._init();
   }
 
   public async sendTask(msgObj: any): Promise<void> {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export class AnalyticsService {
 
   public get ready(): boolean { return this._ready; }
 
-  private async _initConnection() {
+  private async _init() {
     this._requester = zmq.socket('pair');
 
     if(process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development') {
@@ -53,26 +54,13 @@ export class AnalyticsService {
 
     console.log("Binding to zmq...: %s", ZEROMQ_CONNECTION_STRING);
     this._requester.connect(ZEROMQ_CONNECTION_STRING);
-    console.log('Ok');
-
-    console.log('Sending ping to analytics...');
-    await this._connectToAnalytics();
-    console.log('Ok')
-
     this._requester.on("message", this._onAnalyticsMessage.bind(this));
+    console.log('Ok');
 
-    this._ready = true;
-
-  }
+    console.log('Start analytics pinger...');
+    this._runAlalyticsPinger();
+    console.log('Ok');
 
-  private async _connectToAnalytics() {
-    this.sendMessage('ping'); // we don`t await here
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      this._requester.once('message', (message) => {
-        console.log('Got message from analytics: ' + message);
-        resolve();
-      })
-    });
   }
 
   private _runAnalyticsProcess() {
@@ -88,10 +76,48 @@ export class AnalyticsService {
     console.log('ok');
   }
 
-  private _onAnalyticsMessage(data) {
-    console.log(`analytics message: ${data}`);
-    let response = JSON.parse(data);
+  private _onAnalyticsUp() {
+    console.log('Analytics is up');
+  }
+
+  private _onAnalyticsDown() {
+    console.log('Analytics is down');
+    if(process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development') {
+      this._runAnalyticsProcess();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _onAnalyticsMessage(text: any, error) {
+    if(text.toString() === 'pong') {
+      this._pingResponded = true;
+      if(!this._ready) {
+        this._ready = true;
+        this._onAnalyticsUp();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    console.log(`analytics message: "${text}"`);
+    let response; 
+    try {
+      response = JSON.parse(text);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Can`t parse response from analytics as json:");
+      console.error(text);
+      throw new Error('Unexpected response');
+    }
     this._onResponse(response);
   }
 
+  private async _runAlalyticsPinger() {
+    setInterval(() => {
+      if(!this._pingResponded && this._ready) {
+        this._ready = false;
+        this._onAnalyticsDown();
+      }
+      this._pingResponded = false;
+      // TODO: set life limit for this ping
+      this.sendMessage('ping');
+    }, ANLYTICS_PING_INTERVAL);
+  }
+
 }