  We present the light curve of HS 0229+8016 between 2006 and 2019 which shows
that the star varies between mag 13.4 and 15.1. There were episodes lasting up
to hundreds of days during which distinctive 0.6 mag cyclic variations were
apparent, each lasting ca. 9.5 days. Observationally, these are very similar to
the stunted outbursts seen from time to time in several nova-like cataclysmic
variables, such as UU Aqr. There are two intervals of up to 166 days when these
stunted outbursts appeared to reduce or even stop. These coincide with the
system being up to ca. 0.7 mag fainter than usual. Previous workers have
suggested that HS 0229+8016 might be a member of the Z Cam family of dwarf
novae, but we can find no evidence of the characteristic dwarf nova outbursts
and standstills at an intermediate brightness. Surveillance of HS 0229+8016
should be continued to understand more about the long-term behaviour of this
system.
