diff --git a/releaseInfo.json b/releaseInfo.json
index 2b4c6b2..5998875 100644
--- a/releaseInfo.json
+++ b/releaseInfo.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "releaseTag": "v1.0.2",
+    "releaseTag": "v1.0.3",
     "createReleaseTag": "true",
-    "releaseName": "heartbeat fix",
-    "description": "heartbeat message fixed"
+    "releaseName": "heartbeat fix 2",
+    "description": "heartbeat message fixed, raincnt has to be static"
   }
   
   
diff --git a/sketch/application.cpp b/sketch/application.cpp
index 075792b..de6971d 100644
--- a/sketch/application.cpp
+++ b/sketch/application.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void loopApplication() {
 	static uint32_t totalCnt = 0;
 	static uint32_t lastValuesMillis = 0;
 	static uint32_t lastHeartbeatMillis = 0;
-	uint32_t rainCnt = 0;
+	static uint32_t rainCnt = 0;
 	if (currentMillis > (lastValuesMillis + (configBlock.valuesPeriod * 1000))) {
 		lastValuesMillis = currentMillis;