diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index 45c9174..d773a08 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# $Id: hbd,v 1.17 2007/07/11 19:50:06 andreas Exp $
+# $Id: hbd,v 1.18 2010/04/02 11:09:05 andreas Exp $
 # Wait for heartbeat messages and act on them (or their absence)
 #
 import time, os, string, sys, socket, atexit, select, SocketServer, getopt, signal, cPickle
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ class HtmlHandler(SocketServer.BaseRequestHandler):
   def handle(self):
 	f=self.request.makefile()
 
+	url='/unknown'
 	while 1:
 		line=string.strip(f.readline())
 		if len(line) == 0:
diff --git a/hbd.sh b/hbd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..abfbb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# $Id: hbd.sh,v 1.1 2010/04/02 11:09:05 andreas Exp $
+while true; do
+	 /home/andreas/bin/hbd -f > /tmp/hbd.$$.log 2>&1
+	cat /tmp/hbd.$$.log | mail -s "hbd died" andreas@wrede.ca
+	sleep 10
+done