diff --git a/crates/base/src/client/mod.rs b/crates/base/src/client/mod.rs
index 0bc8c43..ea9c5a5 100644
--- a/crates/base/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/base/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl DracoRuntimeStatusService {
         &self,
         status: tucana::shared::adapter_runtime_status::Status,
     ) {
-        log::info!("Updating the current Runtime Status!");
+        log::info!("Updating the current runtime status!");
         let mut client = RuntimeStatusServiceClient::new(self.channel.clone());
 
         let now = SystemTime::now();
@@ -128,12 +128,10 @@ impl DracoRuntimeStatusService {
         );
 
         match client.update(request).await {
-            Ok(response) => {
-                log::info!(
-                    "Was the update of the RuntimeStatus accepted by Sagittarius? {}",
-                    response.into_inner().success
-                );
-            }
+            Ok(response) => match response.into_inner().success {
+                true => log::info!("Successful update of the runtime status."),
+                false => log::warn!("Failed to update runtime status."),
+            },
             Err(err) => {
                 log::error!("Failed to update RuntimeStatus: {:?}", err);
             }
diff --git a/crates/base/src/config.rs b/crates/base/src/config.rs
index ca139aa..bccb8be 100644
--- a/crates/base/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/base/src/config.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ pub struct AdapterConfig {
     ///
     /// The Variant of Draco. E.g. Http, Cron...
     pub draco_variant: String,
+
+    /// Adapter Status Update Interval Seconds
+    ///
+    /// Interval for runtime status heartbeat updates while the adapter is running.
+    /// Set to 0 to disable periodic heartbeat updates.
+    pub adapter_status_update_interval_seconds: u64,
 }
 
 impl AdapterConfig {
@@ -93,6 +99,10 @@ impl AdapterConfig {
 
         let draco_variant =
             code0_flow::flow_config::env_with_default("DRACO_VARIANT", String::from("None"));
+        let adapter_status_update_interval_seconds = code0_flow::flow_config::env_with_default(
+            "ADAPTER_STATUS_UPDATE_INTERVAL_SECONDS",
+            30_u64,
+        );
         Self {
             environment,
             nats_bucket,
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@ impl AdapterConfig {
             definition_path,
             with_health_service,
             draco_variant,
+            adapter_status_update_interval_seconds,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/base/src/runner.rs b/crates/base/src/runner.rs
index 52eaf3d..385057b 100644
--- a/crates/base/src/runner.rs
+++ b/crates/base/src/runner.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use code0_flow::flow_service::FlowUpdateService;
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
-use tokio::{signal, time::sleep};
+use tokio::{signal, task::JoinHandle, time::sleep};
 use tonic::transport::Server;
 use tonic_health::pb::health_server::HealthServer;
 use tucana::shared::{AdapterConfiguration, RuntimeFeature};
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ impl<C: LoadConfig> ServerRunner<C> {
         runtime_config: Vec<AdapterConfiguration>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let config = self.context.adapter_config.clone();
-        let mut runtime_status_service: Option<DracoRuntimeStatusService> = None;
+        let mut runtime_status_service: Option<Arc<DracoRuntimeStatusService>> = None;
+        let mut runtime_status_heartbeat_task: Option<JoinHandle<()>> = None;
         log::info!("Starting Draco Variant: {}", config.draco_variant);
 
         if !config.is_static() {
-            runtime_status_service = Some(
+            runtime_status_service = Some(Arc::new(
                 DracoRuntimeStatusService::from_url(
                     config.aquila_url.clone(),
                     config.aquila_token.clone(),
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ impl<C: LoadConfig> ServerRunner<C> {
                     runtime_config,
                 )
                 .await,
-            );
+            ));
 
             if let Some(ser) = &runtime_status_service {
                 ser.update_runtime_status_by_status(
@@ -148,6 +149,35 @@ impl<C: LoadConfig> ServerRunner<C> {
                 tucana::shared::adapter_runtime_status::Status::Running,
             )
             .await;
+
+            if config.adapter_status_update_interval_seconds > 0 {
+                let status_service = Arc::clone(ser);
+                let update_interval_seconds = config.adapter_status_update_interval_seconds;
+                runtime_status_heartbeat_task = Some(tokio::spawn(async move {
+                    let mut interval =
+                        tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(update_interval_seconds));
+                    interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(tokio::time::MissedTickBehavior::Skip);
+
+                    // First tick is immediate; consume it so heartbeats start after the interval.
+                    interval.tick().await;
+
+                    loop {
+                        interval.tick().await;
+                        status_service
+                            .update_runtime_status_by_status(
+                                tucana::shared::adapter_runtime_status::Status::Running,
+                            )
+                            .await;
+                    }
+                }));
+
+                log::info!(
+                    "Runtime status heartbeat started (interval={}s)",
+                    update_interval_seconds
+                );
+            } else {
+                log::info!("Runtime status heartbeat is disabled");
+            }
         };
         log::info!("Draco successfully initialized.");
 
@@ -212,6 +242,15 @@ impl<C: LoadConfig> ServerRunner<C> {
                 }
             }
         }
+        if let Some(handle) = runtime_status_heartbeat_task.take() {
+            handle.abort();
+            if let Err(err) = handle.await {
+                if !err.is_cancelled() {
+                    log::warn!("Runtime status heartbeat task ended unexpectedly: {}", err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if let Some(ser) = &runtime_status_service {
             ser.update_runtime_status_by_status(
                 tucana::shared::adapter_runtime_status::Status::Stopped,