diff --git a/clacksme/clacksme.py b/clacksme/clacksme.py
index 7feb919..3977afb 100644
--- a/clacksme/clacksme.py
+++ b/clacksme/clacksme.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import logging
 import signal
 import requests
 
+from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
 from multiprocessing import Process, Event, Queue
 from logging.handlers import QueueHandler
 from imapclient import IMAPClient, exceptions
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class MailboxNotifier(object):
 def shutdown_handler(signal, frame):
     _shtudown.set()
 
-def logger_thread(log_queue):
+def logger_thread(log_queue, url):
     logging.debug("starting logger thread")
     while True:
         entry = log_queue.get()
@@ -146,6 +147,12 @@ def logger_thread(log_queue):
             break
         logger = logging.getLogger(entry.name)
         logger.handle(entry)
+        if url is not None:
+            try:
+                r = requests.get(url)
+
+            except ConnectionError:
+                pass
 
 def event_thread(event_queue):
     logging.debug("starting event thread")
@@ -177,6 +184,8 @@ def main():
     db.init(args.store, pragmas={'journal_mode': 'wal'})
     create_tables()
 
+    monitor_url = System.get_or_none(System.key == "monitor_url")
+
     log_queue = Queue()
     event_queue = Queue()
     processes = []
@@ -191,7 +200,8 @@ def main():
 
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
     logging.debug("starting up main")
-    log_thread = threading.Thread(target=logger_thread, args=(log_queue,))
+    log_thread = threading.Thread(target=logger_thread, 
+        args=(log_queue,monitor_url.value,))
     log_thread.start()
     e_thread = threading.Thread(target=event_thread, args=(event_queue,))
     e_thread.start()