diff --git a/Dockerfile.local b/Dockerfile.local
index 07c0f2e..7c4684f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.local
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@
 # Run app.py when the container launches
 CMD ["python3", "lcm.py"]
 
-# HEALTHCHECK --interval=30 --timeout=140 --retries=1 \
+# HEALTHCHECK --interval=120s --timeout=15s --retries=1 \
 #     CMD python3 lcm.py --health-check || exit 1
diff --git a/osm_lcm/lcm.py b/osm_lcm/lcm.py
index 25d7559..a42f1cb 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/lcm.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/lcm.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import ns
 import vim_sdn
 import netslice
+from time import time, sleep
 from lcm_utils import versiontuple, LcmException, TaskRegistry, LcmExceptionExit
 
 # from osm_lcm import version as lcm_version, version_date as lcm_version_date, ROclient
@@ -44,8 +45,9 @@
 min_n2vc_version = "0.0.2"
 min_common_version = "0.1.11"
 # uncomment if LCM is installed as library and installed, and get them from __init__.py
-lcm_version = '0.1.34'
+lcm_version = '0.1.35'
 lcm_version_date = '2019-01-31'
+health_check_file = path.expanduser("~") + "/time_last_ping"   # TODO find better location for this file
 
 
 class Lcm:
@@ -241,6 +243,11 @@
         if topic == "admin":
             if command == "ping" and params["to"] == "lcm" and params["from"] == "lcm":
                 self.pings_not_received = 0
+                try:
+                    with open(health_check_file, "w") as f:
+                        f.write(str(time()))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.error("Cannot write into '{}' for healthcheck: {}".format(health_check_file, e))
             return
         elif topic == "ns":
             if command == "instantiate":
@@ -410,27 +417,6 @@
         # self.logger.debug("Task kafka_read terminating")
         self.logger.debug("Task kafka_read exit")
 
-    def health_check(self):
-
-        global exit_code
-        task = None
-        exit_code = 1
-
-        def health_check_callback(topic, command, params):
-            global exit_code
-            print("receiving callback {} {} {}".format(topic, command, params))
-            if topic == "admin" and command == "ping" and params["to"] == "lcm" and params["from"] == "lcm":
-                # print("received LCM ping")
-                exit_code = 0
-                task.cancel()
-
-        try:
-            task = asyncio.ensure_future(self.msg.aioread(("admin",), self.loop, health_check_callback))
-            self.loop.run_until_complete(task)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        exit(exit_code)
-
     def start(self):
 
         # check RO version
@@ -502,13 +488,29 @@
     # --log-socket-port PORT: send logs using this port (default: 9022)")
 
 
+def health_check():
+    retry = 2
+    while retry:
+        retry -= 1
+        try:
+            with open(health_check_file, "r") as f:
+                last_received_ping = f.read()
+
+            if time() - float(last_received_ping) < Lcm.ping_interval_pace + 10:
+                exit(0)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        if retry:
+            sleep(6)
+    exit(1)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         # load parameters and configuration
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "hc:", ["config=", "help", "health-check"])
         # TODO add  "log-socket-host=", "log-socket-port=", "log-file="
         config_file = None
-        health_check = None
         for o, a in opts:
             if o in ("-h", "--help"):
                 usage()
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@
             elif o in ("-c", "--config"):
                 config_file = a
             elif o == "--health-check":
-                health_check = True
+                health_check()
             # elif o == "--log-socket-port":
             #     log_socket_port = a
             # elif o == "--log-socket-host":
@@ -537,10 +539,7 @@
                 print("No configuration file 'lcm.cfg' found neither at local folder nor at /etc/osm/", file=sys.stderr)
                 exit(1)
         lcm = Lcm(config_file)
-        if health_check:
-            lcm.health_check()
-        else:
-            lcm.start()
+        lcm.start()
     except (LcmException, getopt.GetoptError) as e:
         print(str(e), file=sys.stderr)
         # usage()