diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 472ba923..5d80f839 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         self._core = core.Core()
         while True:
             command = self._core.daemonQueue()
-            print('Daemon heartbeat')
+            if debug:
+                print('Daemon heartbeat')
             if command != False:
                 if command[0] == 'shutdown':
                     print('Daemon recieved exit command.')
diff --git a/onionr/netcontroller.py b/onionr/netcontroller.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b