diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index d350a28..984a3f8 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function Client(conn, server) {
   this._lastDedupId = -1;
   this._closed = false;
   this._closing = false;
+  this.keepalive = 30;
 
   this._setup();
 }
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ function Client(conn, server) {
 Client.prototype._setup = function() {
   var that = this, client = that.connection;
 
+  that.setUpTimer();
+
   this._buildForward();
 
   client.on("error", nop);