diff --git a/door.cpp b/door.cpp
index 50c705b..0f6b2d1 100644
--- a/door.cpp
+++ b/door.cpp
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 #include <iostream>
+
 #include <wiringPi.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "door.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
-
-constexpr int LOCKPIN = 10;
-
-Door::Door() : _l(Logger::get())
+Door::Door() :
+    _l(Logger::get())
 {
     _l(LogLevel::info, "Initializing Raspberry Pi GPIOs");
     wiringPiSetup();
-    pinMode(LOCKPIN, OUTPUT);
-
+    pinMode(_LOCKPIN, OUTPUT);
+    pinMode(_SCHNAPPER, OUTPUT);
     lock();
 }
 
 Door::~Door()
 {
-
+    lock();
 }
 
 Door &Door::get()
@@ -31,12 +31,44 @@ Door &Door::get()
 
 void Door::lock()
 {
+    digitalWrite(_SCHNAPPER, HIGH);
     _l(LogLevel::info, "Door closed");
-    digitalWrite(LOCKPIN, HIGH);
+    if (_open == true)
+    {
+        _open = false;
+        _heartbeat.join();
+    }
 }
 
 void Door::unlock()
 {
+    _schnapper = true;
+
+    if (_open == true) 
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _open = true;
+    _heartbeat = std::thread([this] () {
+        digitalWrite(_SCHNAPPER, HIGH);
+        auto beat = [] () {
+            digitalWrite(_LOCKPIN, HIGH);
+            usleep(10000);
+            digitalWrite(_LOCKPIN, LOW);
+            usleep(10000);
+        };
+        while (_open) {
+            if (_schnapper == true)
+            {
+                digitalWrite(_SCHNAPPER, LOW);
+                for (int i = 0; i < 32 ; i++) beat();
+                digitalWrite(_SCHNAPPER, HIGH);
+                _schnapper = false;
+            }
+            beat();
+        }
+    });
+
     _l(LogLevel::info, "Door opened");
-    digitalWrite(LOCKPIN, LOW);
 }
diff --git a/door.h b/door.h
index 0a9e36a..d59c2a1 100644
--- a/door.h
+++ b/door.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define DOOR_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <thread>
 
 #include "logger.h"
 
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@ private:
     Door();
 
     const Logger &_l;
+
+    bool _open = { false };
+    std::thread _heartbeat = { };
+
+    bool _schnapper = { false };
+
+    static constexpr int _LOCKPIN = 10;
+    static constexpr int _SCHNAPPER = 7;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/logic.cpp b/logic.cpp
index b8cb8ee..d710b41 100644
--- a/logic.cpp
+++ b/logic.cpp
@@ -149,16 +149,16 @@ Logic::Response Logic::_lock()
 
 Logic::Response Logic::_unlock()
 {
-    if (_state == UNLOCKED)
-    {
-       _logger(LogLevel::warning, "Unable to unlock: already unlocked");
-       return AlreadyUnlocked;
-   }
-
    _door.unlock();
    _state = UNLOCKED;
    _createNewToken(false);
 
+   if (_state == UNLOCKED)
+   {
+       _logger(LogLevel::warning, "Unable to unlock: already unlocked");
+       return AlreadyUnlocked;
+   }
+
    return Success;
 }
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 89fcad2..34b61df 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     l(LogLevel::notice, "Starting doorlockd");
 
+    system("/usr/bin/gpio load spi");
+    system("/usr/bin/gpio load i2c");
+
     try {
         unsigned int timeout;
         po::options_description desc("usage: doorlockd");