diff --git a/changelog.d/20231024_183134_30907815+rjmello_gcengine_executor_heartbeat.rst b/changelog.d/20231024_183134_30907815+rjmello_gcengine_executor_heartbeat.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcfcd292f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20231024_183134_30907815+rjmello_gcengine_executor_heartbeat.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bug Fixes
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+- The ``GlobusComputeEngine`` has been updated to fully support the
+  ``heartbeat_period`` parameter.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/globus_compute.py b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/globus_compute.py
index 0d6c2ff31..79910482e 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/globus_compute.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/globus_compute.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.max_workers_per_node = 1
         if executor is None:
             executor = HighThroughputExecutor(  # type: ignore
-                *args, address=address, **kwargs
+                *args, address=address, heartbeat_period=heartbeat_period, **kwargs
             )
         self.executor = executor
 
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py b/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py
index a244e3954..483342cb1 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def func():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def engine_heartbeat() -> float:
-    return 0.1
+def engine_heartbeat() -> int:
+    return 1
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_engines.py b/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_engines.py
index 42868ef5b..d860b5668 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_engines.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_engines.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from globus_compute_endpoint.engines.base import GlobusComputeEngineBase
 from globus_compute_sdk.serialize import ComputeSerializer
 from parsl.executors.high_throughput.interchange import ManagerLost
+from pytest_mock import MockFixture
 from tests.utils import double, ez_pack_function, slow_double
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -185,3 +186,17 @@ def test_serialized_engine_config_has_provider(engine_type: GlobusComputeEngineB
     executor = res["executors"][0].get("executor") or res["executors"][0]
 
     assert executor.get("provider")
+
+
+def test_gcengine_pass_through_to_executor(mocker: MockFixture):
+    mock_executor = mocker.patch(
+        "globus_compute_endpoint.engines.globus_compute.HighThroughputExecutor"
+    )
+
+    args = ("arg1", 2)
+    kwargs = {"address": "127.0.0.1", "heartbeat_period": 10, "foo": "bar"}
+    GlobusComputeEngine(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    a, k = mock_executor.call_args
+    assert a == args
+    assert kwargs == k
diff --git a/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_status_reporting.py b/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_status_reporting.py
index 493332ff1..88c7edb6f 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_status_reporting.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/tests/unit/test_status_reporting.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "engine_type",
     (engines.ProcessPoolEngine, engines.ThreadPoolEngine, engines.GlobusComputeEngine),
 )
-def test_status_reporting(engine_type, engine_runner, engine_heartbeat: float):
+def test_status_reporting(engine_type, engine_runner, engine_heartbeat: int):
     engine = engine_runner(engine_type)
 
     report = engine.get_status_report()
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_status_reporting(engine_type, engine_runner, engine_heartbeat: float):
 
     # Confirm heartbeats in regular intervals
     for _i in range(3):
-        q_msg = results_q.get(timeout=1)
+        q_msg = results_q.get(timeout=2)
         assert isinstance(q_msg, dict)
 
         message = q_msg["message"]