Nodemcu going offline after a few seconds

Hello everyone, I have a simple project, an Amica nodemcu connected to a 1 channel relay module to turn on and off a heating device.
I’m using the 1.0.1 library version.
The sketch works, I can turn on and off the switch from the Blynk website or the iOS app but then goes offline after a few seconds. Below is my serial monitor output and sketch:

22:16:56.959 -> [4289] Connected to WiFi
22:16:56.959 -> [4290] IP: 192.168.1.3
22:16:57.006 -> [4290] 
22:16:57.006 ->     ___  __          __
22:16:57.006 ->    / _ )/ /_ _____  / /__
22:16:57.006 ->   / _  / / // / _ \/  '_/
22:16:57.006 ->  /____/_/\_, /_//_/_/\_\
22:16:57.006 ->         /___/ v1.0.1 on ESP8266
22:16:57.006 -> 
22:16:57.006 -> [4296] Connecting to blynk.cloud:80
22:16:57.844 -> [5166] Ready (ping: 62ms).
22:18:26.752 -> [94083] Heartbeat timeout
22:18:27.076 -> [94384] Connecting to blynk.cloud:80
22:18:33.237 -> [100547] Connecting to blynk.cloud:80
22:18:39.396 -> [106713] Connecting to blynk.cloud:80
22:18:45.565 -> [112879] Connecting to blynk.cloud:80

#define BLYNK_TEMPLATE_ID           "xxxxxxx"
#define BLYNK_DEVICE_NAME           "Boiler"
#define BLYNK_AUTH_TOKEN            "xxxxxx"


// Comment this out to disable prints and save space
#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial


#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleEsp8266.h>

char auth[] = BLYNK_AUTH_TOKEN;

// Your WiFi credentials.
// Set password to "" for open networks.
char ssid[] = "xxxxxx";
char pass[] = "xxxxxxxxxx";

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass);
  WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);
  WiFi.persistent(true);
  pinMode(5, OUTPUT); 
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
}

BLYNK_WRITE(V0) // Executes when the value of virtual pin 0 changes
{
  if(param.asInt() == 1)
  {
    // execute this code if the switch widget is now ON
    digitalWrite(5,HIGH);  // Set digital pin 5 HIGH
  } 
    else
  {
    // execute this code if the switch widget is now OFF
    digitalWrite(5,LOW);  // Set digital pin 5 LOW    
  }
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
}

Power?
Are you powering the relay from the NodeMCU?

I’d also remove these two lines…

Pete.

Hello Pete, thanks for your input. I’m powering the relay from the nodemcu yes. I just tried to disconnect the relay from the nodemcu completely and run it like that but it still disconnects after a few seconds. I’ve also removed the two lines you suggested.

Ok … tried the same sketch on another older nodemcu I had and it is working as it should. So hardware failure. Problem solved.