diff --git a/src/base/api/Api.cpp b/src/base/api/Api.cpp
index 54666efd..a7246b9f 100644
--- a/src/base/api/Api.cpp
+++ b/src/base/api/Api.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ void xmrig::Api::stop()
 }
 
 
+void xmrig::Api::tick()
+{
+#   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_HTTP
+    if (!m_base->config()->http().isEnabled() || m_httpd->isBound()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (++m_ticks % 10 == 0) {
+        m_ticks = 0;
+        m_httpd->start();
+    }
+#   endif
+}
+
+
 void xmrig::Api::onConfigChanged(Config *config, Config *previousConfig)
 {
     if (config->apiId() != previousConfig->apiId()) {
diff --git a/src/base/api/Api.h b/src/base/api/Api.h
index c56e29ee..685b56ff 100644
--- a/src/base/api/Api.h
+++ b/src/base/api/Api.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     void request(const HttpData &req);
     void start();
     void stop();
+    void tick();
 
 protected:
     void onConfigChanged(Config *config, Config *previousConfig) override;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ private:
     char m_id[32]{};
     String m_workerId;
     const uint64_t m_timestamp;
+    uint8_t m_ticks;
     Httpd *m_httpd = nullptr;
     std::vector<IApiListener *> m_listeners;
 };
diff --git a/src/base/api/Httpd.h b/src/base/api/Httpd.h
index 188646f5..fe8cb914 100644
--- a/src/base/api/Httpd.h
+++ b/src/base/api/Httpd.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 
     bool start();
     void stop();
+    inline const bool isBound() const { return m_server != nullptr; }
 
 protected:
     void onConfigChanged(Config *config, Config *previousConfig) override;
diff --git a/src/net/Network.cpp b/src/net/Network.cpp
index a3566242..841dd316 100644
--- a/src/net/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Network.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ void xmrig::Network::tick()
     if (m_donate) {
         m_donate->tick(now);
     }
+#ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_API
+    m_controller->api()->tick();
+#endif
 }