diff --git a/core/http.go b/core/http.go
index d40e4f8a8..a6862128a 100644
--- a/core/http.go
+++ b/core/http.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"pilosa/config"
 	"pilosa/db"
-	"pilosa/hold"
 	"pilosa/query"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -135,11 +134,13 @@ func (self *WebService) HandlePing(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
-	id, _ := uuid.NewV4()
-	ping := db.Message{Data: db.PingRequest{Id: id, Source: self.service.Id}}
-	self.service.Transport.Send(&ping, process_id)
-	data, err := hold.Hold.Get(id, 60)
-	spew.Fdump(w, data, err)
+	duration, err := self.service.Ping(process_id)
+	if err != nil {
+		spew.Fdump(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
+	encoder.Encode(map[string]float64{"duration": duration.Seconds()})
 }
 
 func (self *WebService) HandleListen(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/core/ping.go b/core/ping.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164453264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ping.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"pilosa/db"
+	"pilosa/hold"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
+)
+
+type PingRequest struct {
+	Id     *uuid.UUID
+	Source *uuid.UUID
+}
+
+type PongRequest struct {
+	Id *uuid.UUID
+}
+
+func (self PongRequest) ResultId() *uuid.UUID {
+	return self.Id
+}
+
+func init() {
+	gob.Register(PingRequest{})
+	gob.Register(PongRequest{})
+}
+
+func (self *Service) Ping(process_id *uuid.UUID) (*time.Duration, error) {
+	id, _ := uuid.NewV4()
+	ping := db.Message{Data: PingRequest{Id: id, Source: self.Id}}
+	start := time.Now()
+	self.Transport.Send(&ping, process_id)
+	_, err := hold.Hold.Get(id, 60)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	end := time.Now()
+	dur := end.Sub(start)
+	return &dur, nil
+}
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index ff7d36279..46f93992d 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -12,17 +12,10 @@ type Message struct {
 	Destination Location
 }
 
-type PingRequest struct {
-	Id     *uuid.UUID
-	Source *uuid.UUID
-}
-
-type PongRequest struct {
-	Id *uuid.UUID
+type HoldResult interface {
+	ResultId() *uuid.UUID
 }
 
 func init() {
 	gob.Register(Message{})
-	gob.Register(PingRequest{})
-	gob.Register(PongRequest{})
 }
diff --git a/dispatch/dispatch.go b/dispatch/dispatch.go
index 800860312..f79062f4f 100644
--- a/dispatch/dispatch.go
+++ b/dispatch/dispatch.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"pilosa/core"
 	"pilosa/db"
 	"pilosa/hold"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 )
 
 type Dispatch struct {
@@ -24,13 +26,15 @@ func (self *Dispatch) Run() {
 	log.Println("Dispatch Run...")
 	for {
 		message := self.service.Transport.Receive()
-		log.Println("Processing ", message)
+		spew.Dump("Processing ", message)
 		switch data := message.Data.(type) {
-		case db.PingRequest:
-			pong := db.Message{Data: db.PongRequest{Id: data.Id}}
+		case core.PingRequest:
+			pong := db.Message{Data: core.PongRequest{Id: data.Id}}
 			self.service.Transport.Send(&pong, data.Source)
-		case db.PongRequest:
-			hold.Hold.Set(data.Id, 1, 10)
+		case db.HoldResult:
+			hold.Hold.Set(data.ResultId(), data, 30)
+		default:
+			log.Println("Unprocessed message", data)
 		}
 
 		/*