diff --git a/spamkicker.py b/spamkicker.py
index b4e10b4..bbdcd68 100755
--- a/spamkicker.py
+++ b/spamkicker.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class SpamKickerBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
     def __init__(self, botconfig):
         self.botconfig = botconfig
         irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot.__init__(self, botconfig.server_list, botconfig.nickname, botconfig.realname)
+        self.connection.set_keepalive(interval=120)
         self.spammers = ExpiringDict(max_age_seconds=300, max_len=100)
 
     def on_nicknameinuse(self, c, e):