diff --git a/mud b/mud
index 2f5e346..e3eb1f9 160000
--- a/mud
+++ b/mud
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2f5e346532828bc591a066d180e1305753e77f0f
+Subproject commit e3eb1f96a50451f3feabeaa622be455f7f464e24
diff --git a/src/bind.c b/src/bind.c
index 5c3b393..aeb7590 100644
--- a/src/bind.c
+++ b/src/bind.c
@@ -301,8 +301,11 @@ gt_bind(int argc, char **argv)
                     break;
                 case CTL_STATE:
                     if (mud_set_state(mud, (struct sockaddr *)&req.path.addr,
-                                      req.path.state, req.path.rate_tx,
-                                      req.path.rate_rx, 0, req.path.fixed_rate))
+                                      req.path.state,
+                                      req.path.rate_tx,
+                                      req.path.rate_rx,
+                                      req.path.beat,
+                                      req.path.fixed_rate))
                         res.ret = errno;
                     break;
                 case CTL_PATH_STATUS:
diff --git a/src/ctl.h b/src/ctl.h
index 8e6eb83..307dddc 100644
--- a/src/ctl.h
+++ b/src/ctl.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct ctl_msg {
             enum mud_state state;
             unsigned long rate_tx;
             unsigned long rate_rx;
+            unsigned long beat;
             unsigned char fixed_rate;
         } path;
         struct mud_path path_status;
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 850a5d5..86cff36 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ gt_path(int argc, char **argv)
         {"dev", "NAME", &dev, argz_str},
         {"up|backup|down", NULL, NULL, argz_option},
         {"rate", NULL, &ratez, argz_option},
+        {"beat", "SECONDS", &req.path.beat, argz_time},
         {NULL}};
 
     if (argz(pathz, argc, argv))