diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
index 668fcdf37d..ff48c23e9b 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ actor AppSyncRealTimeClient: AppSyncRealTimeClientProtocol {
         subject.filter {
             switch $0 {
             case .success(let response): return response.id == id || response.type == .connectionError
-            case .failure(let error): return true
+            case .failure: return true
             }
         }
         .map { result -> AppSyncSubscriptionEvent? in
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ extension AppSyncRealTimeClient {
         }
     }
 
-    private func monitorHeartBeats(_ connectionAck: JSONValue?) {
+    internal func monitorHeartBeats(_ connectionAck: JSONValue?) {
         let timeoutMs = connectionAck?.connectionTimeoutMs?.intValue ?? 0
         log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] Starting heart beat monitor with interval \(timeoutMs) ms")
         let cancellable = heartBeats.eraseToAnyPublisher()
diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Tests/AWSAPIPluginTests/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClientTests.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Tests/AWSAPIPluginTests/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClientTests.swift
index 83c2c58216..99b36943f1 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Tests/AWSAPIPluginTests/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClientTests.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Tests/AWSAPIPluginTests/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClientTests.swift
@@ -551,4 +551,32 @@ class AppSyncRealTimeClientTests: XCTestCase {
         await fulfillment(of: [startTriggered, errorReceived], timeout: 2)
 
     }
+
+    func testReconnect_whenHeartBeatSignalIsNotReceived() async throws {
+        var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
+        let timeout = 1.0
+        let mockWebSocketClient = MockWebSocketClient()
+        let mockAppSyncRequestInterceptor = MockAppSyncRequestInterceptor()
+        let appSyncClient = AppSyncRealTimeClient(
+            endpoint: URL(string: "https://example.com")!,
+            requestInterceptor: mockAppSyncRequestInterceptor,
+            webSocketClient: mockWebSocketClient
+        )
+
+        // start monitoring
+        await appSyncClient.monitorHeartBeats(.object([
+            "connectionTimeoutMs": 100
+        ]))
+
+        let reconnect = expectation(description: "webSocket triggers event to connection")
+        await mockWebSocketClient.actionSubject.sink { action in
+            switch action {
+            case .connect:
+                reconnect.fulfill()
+            default: break
+            }
+        }.store(in: &cancellables)
+        await fulfillment(of: [reconnect], timeout: 2)
+    }
+
 }