diff --git a/gravitee-node-vertx/src/main/java/io/gravitee/node/vertx/client/http/VertxHttpClientFactory.java b/gravitee-node-vertx/src/main/java/io/gravitee/node/vertx/client/http/VertxHttpClientFactory.java
index cfbafbc7f..f007d99e7 100644
--- a/gravitee-node-vertx/src/main/java/io/gravitee/node/vertx/client/http/VertxHttpClientFactory.java
+++ b/gravitee-node-vertx/src/main/java/io/gravitee/node/vertx/client/http/VertxHttpClientFactory.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ private io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientOptions createHttpClientOptions() {
             options
                 .setProtocolVersion(HttpVersion.HTTP_2)
                 .setHttp2ClearTextUpgrade(httpOptions.isClearTextUpgrade())
+                .setHttp2KeepAliveTimeout((int) httpOptions.getKeepAliveTimeout() / 1000)
                 .setHttp2MaxPoolSize(httpOptions.getMaxConcurrentConnections())
                 .setHttp2MultiplexingLimit(httpOptions.getHttp2MultiplexingLimit());
         }