diff --git a/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts b/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts
index 941a5a82cdb3..74d42382851d 100644
--- a/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/OwnBeaconStore.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
     BeaconInfoState, makeBeaconContent, makeBeaconInfoContent,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/content-helpers";
 import { M_BEACON } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/beacon";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import defaultDispatcher from "../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import { ActionPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads";
@@ -63,10 +64,11 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
     private geolocationError: GeolocationError | undefined;
     private clearPositionWatch: ClearWatchCallback | undefined;
     /**
-     * Track the last published position and when it was published
-     * so it can be republished while the user is static
+     * Track when the last position was published
+     * So we can manually get position on slow interval
+     * when the target is status
      */
-    private lastPublishedPosition: { position: TimedGeoUri, publishedTimestamp: number } | undefined;
+    private lastPublishedPositionTimestamp: number | undefined;
 
     public constructor() {
         super(defaultDispatcher);
@@ -241,13 +243,12 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
         this.clearPositionWatch = await watchPosition(this.onWatchedPosition, this.onWatchedPositionError);
 
         this.locationInterval = setInterval(() => {
-            if (!this.lastPublishedPosition) {
+            if (!this.lastPublishedPositionTimestamp) {
                 return;
             }
-            const { publishedTimestamp } = this.lastPublishedPosition;
             // if position was last updated STATIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL ms ago or more
             // get our position and publish it
-            if (publishedTimestamp <= Date.now() - STATIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL) {
+            if (this.lastPublishedPositionTimestamp <= Date.now() - STATIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL) {
                 this.publishCurrentLocationToBeacons();
             }
         }, STATIC_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
         const timedGeoPosition = mapGeolocationPositionToTimedGeo(position);
 
         // if this is our first position, publish immediateley
-        if (!this.lastPublishedPosition) {
+        if (!this.lastPublishedPositionTimestamp) {
             this.publishLocationToBeacons(timedGeoPosition);
         } else {
             this.debouncedPublishLocationToBeacons(timedGeoPosition);
@@ -266,13 +267,13 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
 
     private onWatchedPositionError = (error: GeolocationError) => {
         this.geolocationError = error;
-        console.log(this.geolocationError);
+        logger.error(this.geolocationError);
     };
 
     private stopPollingLocation = () => {
         clearInterval(this.locationInterval);
         this.locationInterval = undefined;
-        this.lastPublishedPosition = undefined;
+        this.lastPublishedPositionTimestamp = undefined;
         this.geolocationError = undefined;
 
         if (this.clearPositionWatch) {
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ export class OwnBeaconStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<OwnBeaconStoreState> {
      * Sets last published beacon
      */
     private publishLocationToBeacons = async (position: TimedGeoUri) => {
-        this.lastPublishedPosition = { position, publishedTimestamp: Date.now() };
+        this.lastPublishedPositionTimestamp = Date.now();
         // TODO handle failure in individual beacon without rejecting rest
         await Promise.all(this.liveBeaconIds.map(beaconId =>
             this.sendLocationToBeacon(this.beacons.get(beaconId), position)),
diff --git a/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx b/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx
index 75c3710c2335..ad3cbdf5ff6d 100644
--- a/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning-test.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import '../../../skinned-sdk';
 import RoomLiveShareWarning from '../../../../src/components/views/beacon/RoomLiveShareWarning';
 import { OwnBeaconStore } from '../../../../src/stores/OwnBeaconStore';
 import {
+    advanceDateAndTime,
     findByTestId,
     getMockClientWithEventEmitter,
     makeBeaconInfoEvent,
@@ -72,14 +73,6 @@ describe('<RoomLiveShareWarning />', () => {
         return [room1, room2];
     };
 
-    const advanceDateAndTime = (ms: number) => {
-        // bc liveness check uses Date.now we have to advance this mock
-        jest.spyOn(global.Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(Date.now() + ms);
-
-        // then advance time for the interval by the same amount
-        jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
-    };
-
     const makeOwnBeaconStore = async () => {
         const store = OwnBeaconStore.instance;
 
diff --git a/test/stores/OwnBeaconStore-test.ts b/test/stores/OwnBeaconStore-test.ts
index 0cc5dcb78cfe..55da90a1b790 100644
--- a/test/stores/OwnBeaconStore-test.ts
+++ b/test/stores/OwnBeaconStore-test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ import { makeBeaconContent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/content-helpers";
 import { M_BEACON, M_BEACON_INFO } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/beacon";
 
 import { OwnBeaconStore, OwnBeaconStoreEvent } from "../../src/stores/OwnBeaconStore";
-import { flushPromisesWithFakeTimers, resetAsyncStoreWithClient, setupAsyncStoreWithClient } from "../test-utils";
+import {
+    advanceDateAndTime,
+    flushPromisesWithFakeTimers,
+    resetAsyncStoreWithClient,
+    setupAsyncStoreWithClient,
+} from "../test-utils";
 import {
     makeBeaconInfoEvent,
     makeGeolocationPosition,
@@ -107,13 +112,6 @@ describe('OwnBeaconStore', () => {
         return [room1, room2];
     };
 
-    const advanceDateAndTime = (ms: number) => {
-        // bc liveness check uses Date.now we have to advance this mock
-        jest.spyOn(global.Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(Date.now() + ms);
-        // then advance time for the interval by the same amount
-        jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
-    };
-
     const makeOwnBeaconStore = async () => {
         const store = OwnBeaconStore.instance;
 
diff --git a/test/test-utils/utilities.ts b/test/test-utils/utilities.ts
index e93cbff10c0e..a4370fbc9e1e 100644
--- a/test/test-utils/utilities.ts
+++ b/test/test-utils/utilities.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const findByTagAndTestId = findByTagAndAttr('data-test-id');
 export const flushPromises = async () => await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve));
 
 // with jest's modern fake timers process.nextTick is also mocked,
-// flushing promises in the normal way waiting for some advancement
+// flushing promises in the normal way then waits for some advancement
 // of the fake timers
 // https://gist.github.com/apieceofbart/e6dea8d884d29cf88cdb54ef14ddbcc4?permalink_comment_id=4018174#gistcomment-4018174
 export const flushPromisesWithFakeTimers = async (): Promise<void> => {
@@ -67,3 +67,13 @@ export function waitForUpdate(inst: React.Component, updates = 1): Promise<void>
         };
     });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Advance jests fake timers and Date.now mock by ms
+ * Useful for testing code using timeouts or intervals
+ * that also checks timestamps
+ */
+export const advanceDateAndTime = (ms: number) => {
+    jest.spyOn(global.Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(Date.now() + ms);
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms);
+};