diff --git a/js/libtextsecure.js b/js/libtextsecure.js
index 77893689a..2b0f9ab39 100644
--- a/js/libtextsecure.js
+++ b/js/libtextsecure.js
@@ -15927,7 +15927,7 @@ window.axolotl.sessions = {
                 );
 
                 resetKeepAliveTimer();
-            }, 15000);
+            }, 60000);
         };
 
         function onclose(e) {
diff --git a/libtextsecure/websocket.js b/libtextsecure/websocket.js
index f6a50f873..46880bfbe 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/websocket.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/websocket.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 );
 
                 resetKeepAliveTimer();
-            }, 15000);
+            }, 60000);
         };
 
         function onclose(e) {