diff --git a/js/libtextsecure.js b/js/libtextsecure.js
index 2b0f9ab3..dc27ce30 100644
--- a/js/libtextsecure.js
+++ b/js/libtextsecure.js
@@ -15950,6 +15950,7 @@ window.axolotl.sessions = {
         };
 
         function send(msg) {
+            resetKeepAliveTimer();
             socket.send(msg);
         };
 
diff --git a/libtextsecure/websocket.js b/libtextsecure/websocket.js
index 46880bfb..64c2a4c6 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/websocket.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/websocket.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         };
 
         function send(msg) {
+            resetKeepAliveTimer();
             socket.send(msg);
         };