diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
index 4e374e9fdf..7f3d75abbc 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/AppSyncRealTimeClient/AppSyncRealTimeClient.swift
@@ -165,14 +165,15 @@ actor AppSyncRealTimeClient: AppSyncRealTimeClientProtocol {
         // Placing the actual subscription work in a deferred task and
         // promptly returning the filtered publisher for downstream consumption of all error messages.
         defer {
-            Task { [weak self] in
+            let task = Task { [weak self] in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
                 if !(await self.isConnected) {
                     try await connect()
                     try await waitForState(.connected)
                 }
-                await self.bindCancellableToConnection(try await self.startSubscription(id))
-            }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
+                await self.storeInConnectionCancellables(try await self.startSubscription(id))
+            }
+            self.storeInConnectionCancellables(task.toAnyCancellable)
         }
 
         return filterAppSyncSubscriptionEvent(with: id)
@@ -236,24 +237,29 @@ actor AppSyncRealTimeClient: AppSyncRealTimeClientProtocol {
     }
 
     private func subscribeToWebSocketEvent() async {
-        await self.webSocketClient.publisher.sink { [weak self] _ in
+        let cancellable = await self.webSocketClient.publisher.sink { [weak self] _ in
             self?.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] WebSocketClient terminated")
         } receiveValue: { webSocketEvent in
             Task { [weak self] in
-                await self?.onWebSocketEvent(webSocketEvent)
-            }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &self.cancellables)
+                let task = Task { [weak self] in
+                    await self?.onWebSocketEvent(webSocketEvent)
+                }
+                await self?.storeInCancellables(task.toAnyCancellable)
+            }
         }
-        .store(in: &cancellables)
+        self.storeInCancellables(cancellable)
     }
 
     private func resumeExistingSubscriptions() {
         log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] Resuming existing subscriptions")
         for (id, _) in self.subscriptions {
-            Task {
+            Task { [weak self] in
                 do {
-                    try await self.startSubscription(id).store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
+                    if let cancellable = try await self?.startSubscription(id) {
+                        await self?.storeInConnectionCancellables(cancellable)
+                    }
                 } catch {
-                    log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] Failed to resume existing subscription with id: (\(id))")
+                    Self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] Failed to resume existing subscription with id: (\(id))")
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -286,7 +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
@@ -350,10 +356,6 @@ actor AppSyncRealTimeClient: AppSyncRealTimeClientProtocol {
         return errors.compactMap(AppSyncRealTimeRequest.parseResponseError(error:))
     }
 
-    private func bindCancellableToConnection(_ cancellable: AnyCancellable) {
-        cancellable.store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
-    }
-
 }
 
 // MARK: - On WebSocket Events
@@ -366,8 +368,11 @@ extension AppSyncRealTimeClient {
             if self.state.value == .connectionDropped {
                 log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] reconnecting appSyncClient after connection drop")
                 Task { [weak self] in
-                    try? await self?.connect()
-                }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
+                    let task = Task { [weak self] in
+                        try? await self?.connect()
+                    }
+                    await self?.storeInConnectionCancellables(task.toAnyCancellable)
+                }
             }
 
         case let .disconnected(closeCode, reason): //
@@ -425,24 +430,37 @@ extension AppSyncRealTimeClient {
         }
     }
 
-    private func monitorHeartBeats(_ connectionAck: JSONValue?) {
+    func monitorHeartBeats(_ connectionAck: JSONValue?) {
         let timeoutMs = connectionAck?.connectionTimeoutMs?.intValue ?? 0
         log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] Starting heart beat monitor with interval \(timeoutMs) ms")
-        heartBeats.eraseToAnyPublisher()
+        let cancellable = heartBeats.eraseToAnyPublisher()
             .debounce(for: .milliseconds(timeoutMs), scheduler: DispatchQueue.global())
             .first()
-            .sink(receiveValue: {
-                self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] KeepAlive timed out, disconnecting")
+            .sink(receiveValue: { [weak self] in
+                Self.log.debug("[AppSyncRealTimeClient] KeepAlive timed out, disconnecting")
                 Task { [weak self] in
-                    await self?.reconnect()
-                }.toAnyCancellable.store(in: &self.cancellables)
+                    let task = Task { [weak self] in
+                        await self?.reconnect()
+                    }
+                    await self?.storeInCancellables(task.toAnyCancellable)
+                }
             })
-            .store(in: &cancellablesBindToConnection)
+        self.storeInConnectionCancellables(cancellable)
         // start counting down
         heartBeats.send(())
     }
 }
 
+extension AppSyncRealTimeClient {
+    private func storeInCancellables(_ cancellable: AnyCancellable) {
+        self.cancellables.insert(cancellable)
+    }
+
+    private func storeInConnectionCancellables(_ cancellable: AnyCancellable) {
+        self.cancellablesBindToConnection.insert(cancellable)
+    }
+}
+
 extension Publisher where Output == AppSyncRealTimeSubscription.State, Failure == Never {
     func toAppSyncSubscriptionEventStream() -> AnyPublisher<AppSyncSubscriptionEvent, Never> {
         self.compactMap { subscriptionState -> AppSyncSubscriptionEvent? in
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)
+    }
+
 }