diff --git a/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp b/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp
index 57d2eae0..5f2b2ac1 100644
--- a/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ bool AmsMqttHandler::connect() {
 
 	mqttConfigChanged = false;
 	mqtt.setTimeout(mqttConfig.timeout);
+	mqtt.setKeepAlive(mqttConfig.keepalive);
 	mqtt.begin(mqttConfig.host, mqttConfig.port, *actualClient);
 	String statusTopic = String(mqttConfig.publishTopic) + "/status";
 	mqtt.setWill(statusTopic.c_str(), "offline", true, 0);