diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ff42a7..788eb51 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ logs
 test.json
 elitebot
 .idea
-venv
-test.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+venv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 3b29084..7951be4 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -156,21 +156,12 @@ class Bot:
             self.connected = False
             return
 
-    async def send_ping(self):
-        while True:
-            await asyncio.sleep(60)
-            await self.ircsend(f'PING :{self.config["Connection"].get("Hostname")}')
-            
     async def start(self):
-        ping_task = None
         while True:
             if not self.connected:
                 try:
                     await self.connect()
                     self.connected = True
-                    # Start the ping task after the bot has connected
-                    if ping_task is None or ping_task.done():
-                        ping_task = asyncio.create_task(self.send_ping())
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(f'Connection error: {e}')
                     await asyncio.sleep(60)