diff --git a/apps/iot/src/mocker/host_mocker.erl b/apps/iot/src/mocker/host_mocker.erl
index b09f42a..2e6ab90 100644
--- a/apps/iot/src/mocker/host_mocker.erl
+++ b/apps/iot/src/mocker/host_mocker.erl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 %% API
 -export([start_link/1, stop/0]).
--export([test/0]).
+-export([test/0, ping/0]).
 
 %% gen_server callbacks
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2, terminate/2, code_change/3]).
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ test() ->
 stop() ->
     gen_server:stop(?MODULE).
 
+ping() ->
+    Pid = whereis(?MODULE),
+    erlang:start_timer(0, Pid, ping_ticker).
+
 %% @doc Spawns the server and registers the local name (unique)
 -spec(start_link(UUID :: binary()) ->
     {ok, Pid :: pid()} | ignore | {error, Reason :: term()}).