handle heartbeat=false
diff --git a/src/global_changes_httpd.erl b/src/global_changes_httpd.erl
index 35572a8..9a0c467 100644
--- a/src/global_changes_httpd.erl
+++ b/src/global_changes_httpd.erl
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
             [{limit, to_non_neg_int(Value)} | Args];
         {"heartbeat", "true"} ->
             [{heartbeat, true} | Args];
+        {"heartbeat", "false"} ->
+	    Args;
         {"heartbeat", _} ->
             [{heartbeat, to_non_neg_int(Value)} | Args];
         {"timeout", _} ->