diff --git a/app/models/transport.rb b/app/models/transport.rb
index 058980926..bfecdda90 100644
--- a/app/models/transport.rb
+++ b/app/models/transport.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ class Transport
                          .bind("amq.topic", routing_key: "bot.*.resources_v0.#")
   end
 
+  def ping_channel
+    @resource_channel ||= self.connection
+                         .create_channel
+                         .queue("resource_workers")
+                         .bind("amq.topic", routing_key: "bot.*.ping.#")
+  end
+
   def amqp_topic
     @amqp_topic ||= self
                   .connection
diff --git a/lib/rabbit_workers.rb b/lib/rabbit_workers.rb
index 27da281ce..c11a1ce02 100644
--- a/lib/rabbit_workers.rb
+++ b/lib/rabbit_workers.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,20 @@ require_relative "../app/lib/service_runner_base.rb"
 require_relative "../app/lib/service_runner_base.rb"
 
 class RabbitWorker
+  class FakePing
+    def self.process(info, payl)
+      puts "====================================="
+      puts info
+      puts payl
+      puts "====================================="
+    end
+  end
+
   WAIT     = 3
   SERVICES = {
     log_channel:      LogService,
-    resource_channel: Resources::Service
+    resource_channel: Resources::Service,
+    ping_channel:     FakePing
   }
 
   def run_it!(chan, service)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6af5f1164..17dbce691 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "coveralls": "3.0.3",
     "enzyme": "3.9.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "1.13.0",
-    "farmbot": "github:RickCarlino/farmbot-js",
+    "farmbot": "8.0.0-rc4",
     "farmbot-toastr": "1.0.3",
     "i18next": "15.1.1",
     "jest": "24.8.0",