diff --git a/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js b/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js
index 135f6aa4..803eea7c 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
                 return;
             if (eclWsClt.webSocketClient.readyState !== 1)
                 return;
-            eclWsClt.webSocketClient.send('Pinging Server');
+            eclWsClt.webSocketClient.ping();
             setTimeout(() => {
                 this.heartbeat(eclWsClt);
             }, 59 * 1000);
diff --git a/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts b/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts
index d9c58cae..fa1b819e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
     this.logger.log({ selectedNode: eclWsClt.selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'ECLWebSocket', msg: 'Websocket Server Heartbeat..' });
     if (!eclWsClt.webSocketClient) return;
     if (eclWsClt.webSocketClient.readyState !== 1) return;
-    eclWsClt.webSocketClient.send('Pinging Server');
+    eclWsClt.webSocketClient.ping();
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.heartbeat(eclWsClt);
     }, 59 * 1000);