diff --git a/lib/connection/connection.js b/lib/connection/connection.js
index c5d517324..55a30ca43 100644
--- a/lib/connection/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection/connection.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function Connection(context) {
   function connectCallback(self, callback) {
     return function (err) {
       if (Parameters.getValue(Parameters.names.CLIENT_SESSION_KEEP_ALIVE)) {
-        self.keepalive = setInterval(self.heartbeat, Parameters.getValue(Parameters.names.CLIENT_SESSION_KEEP_ALIVE_HEARTBEAT_FREQUENCY) * 1000, self);
+        self.keepalive = setInterval(self.heartbeat, Parameters.getValue(Parameters.names.CLIENT_SESSION_KEEP_ALIVE_HEARTBEAT_FREQUENCY) * 1000, callback);
       }
       if (Util.isFunction(callback)) {
         callback(Errors.externalize(err), self);