diff --git a/packages/elixir/lib/riptide/connection/server.ex b/packages/elixir/lib/riptide/connection/server.ex
index c45e162..4f5d658 100644
--- a/packages/elixir/lib/riptide/connection/server.ex
+++ b/packages/elixir/lib/riptide/connection/server.ex
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ defmodule Riptide.Websocket.Server do
     }
   end
 
+  def websocket_init(state) do
+    :timer.send_interval(:timer.seconds(10), self(), :gc)
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
   def websocket_handle({:text, msg}, state) do
     case Riptide.Processor.process_data(msg, state) do
       {:reply, val, next} -> {:reply, {:text, val}, next}
@@ -57,6 +62,11 @@ defmodule Riptide.Websocket.Server do
     {:reply, {:text, data}, next}
   end
 
+  def websocket_info(:gc, state) do
+    :erlang.garbage_collect(self()) |> IO.inspect()
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
   def websocket_info(msg, state) do
     case Riptide.Processor.process_info(msg, state) do
       {:reply, val, next} -> {:reply, {:text, val}, next}
diff --git a/packages/elixir/mix.exs b/packages/elixir/mix.exs
index 16b69ef..c5b9140 100644
--- a/packages/elixir/mix.exs
+++ b/packages/elixir/mix.exs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 defmodule Riptide.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
-  @version "0.5.0-beta5"
+  @version "0.5.0-beta7"
 
   def project do
     [