diff --git a/hostd/src/main.rs b/hostd/src/main.rs
index 9df041a..02d26db 100644
--- a/hostd/src/main.rs
+++ b/hostd/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, process::exit};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    process::exit,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
 
 use crate::io_patagia_Hostd::{
     Call_Apply, Call_Describe, Label, Machine, PatagiaAgentConfig, VarlinkInterface,
@@ -6,7 +10,9 @@ use crate::io_patagia_Hostd::{
 
 mod io_patagia_Hostd;
 
-struct Hostd;
+struct Hostd {
+    pub state: Arc<RwLock<i64>>,
+}
 
 impl VarlinkInterface for Hostd {
     fn apply(&self, call: &mut dyn Call_Apply, machine: Machine) -> varlink::Result<()> {
@@ -31,7 +37,8 @@ impl VarlinkInterface for Hostd {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let hostd = Hostd;
+    let state = Arc::new(RwLock::new(0));
+    let hostd = Hostd { state };
     let hostd_interface = io_patagia_Hostd::new(Box::new(hostd));
 
     let svc = varlink::VarlinkService::new(
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
         svc,
         "unix:/tmp/io.patagia.Hostd",
         &varlink::ListenConfig {
-            idle_timeout: 0,
+            idle_timeout: 1,
             ..Default::default()
         },
     );