diff --git a/Configuration.ui b/Configuration.ui
index 34dbbd5..602c91e 100644
--- a/Configuration.ui
+++ b/Configuration.ui
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@
                     </property>
                    </widget>
                   </item>
+                  <item>
+                  <widget class="QCheckBox" name="heartbeat_anywhere_check_box">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Allow heartbeat transmissions outside of heartbeat sub-channel (500Hz - 1000Hz)</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                  </item>
                   <item>
                    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_9">
                     <item>
@@ -690,15 +697,6 @@ text message.</string>
                  <property name="title">
                   <string>Heartbeat (HB)</string>
                  </property>
-                 <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_211">
-                  <item>
-                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="heartbeat_anywhere_check_box">
-                    <property name="text">
-                     <string>Allow heartbeat transmissions outside of heartbeat sub-channel (500Hz - 1000Hz)</string>
-                    </property>
-                   </widget>
-                  </item>
-                 </layout>
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item>
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 078fbf1..f32a611 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -6822,6 +6822,14 @@ void MainWindow::sendHeartbeat(){
     enqueueMessage(PriorityLow, message, f, [this](){ /* */ });
 }
 
+void MainWindow::sendHeartbeatAck(QString to, int snr){
+    auto message = QString("%1 ACK %2").arg(to).arg(Varicode::formatSNR(snr));
+
+    auto f = m_config.heartbeat_anywhere() ? -1 : findFreeFreqOffset(500, 1000, 50);
+
+    enqueueMessage(PriorityLow, message, f, [this](){ /* */ });
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_hbMacroButton_toggled(bool checked){
     if(checked){
         if(m_hbInterval){
@@ -9538,12 +9546,15 @@ void MainWindow::processCommandActivity() {
         // PROCESS ACTIVE HEARTBEAT
         // if we have auto reply enabled and we are heartbeating and selcall is not enabled
         else if (d.cmd == " HB" && ui->autoReplyButton->isChecked() && ui->hbMacroButton->isChecked() && m_hbInterval > 0 && !ui->selcalButton->isChecked()){
-            reply = QString("%1 ACK %2").arg(d.from).arg(Varicode::formatSNR(d.snr));
+            sendHeartbeatAck(d.from, d.snr);
 
             if(isAllCall){
                 // since all pings are technically @ALLCALL, let's bump the allcall cache here...
                 m_txAllcallCommandCache.insert(d.from, new QDateTime(now), 5);
             }
+
+            // make sure this is explicit
+            continue;
         }
 
         // PROCESS BUFFERED QUERY
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 5b06b8b..6f417ab 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ private slots:
   void buildCQMenu(QMenu *menu);
   void buildRepeatMenu(QMenu *menu, QPushButton * button, int * interval);
   void sendHeartbeat();
+  void sendHeartbeatAck(QString to, int snr);
   void on_hbMacroButton_toggled(bool checked);
   void on_hbMacroButton_clicked();
   void sendCQ(bool repeat=false);