diff --git a/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js b/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js
index e44d35f3..135f6aa4 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
             eclWsClt.webSocketClient.onopen = () => {
                 this.logger.log({ selectedNode: eclWsClt.selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'ECLWebSocket', msg: 'Connected to the Eclair\'s Websocket Server..' });
                 this.waitTime = 0.5;
+                this.heartbeat(eclWsClt);
             };
             eclWsClt.webSocketClient.onclose = (e) => {
                 if (eclWsClt && eclWsClt.selectedNode && eclWsClt.selectedNode.ln_implementation === 'ECL') {
@@ -107,6 +108,17 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
             newClient.selectedNode = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(newSelectedNode));
             this.webSocketClients[clientIdx] = newClient;
         };
+        this.heartbeat = (eclWsClt) => {
+            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');
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                this.heartbeat(eclWsClt);
+            }, 59 * 1000);
+        };
         this.wsServer.eventEmitterECL.on('CONNECT', (nodeIndex) => {
             this.connect(this.common.findNode(+nodeIndex));
         });
diff --git a/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts b/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts
index 4a69cd4d..d9c58cae 100644
--- a/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/eclair/webSocketClient.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
     eclWsClt.webSocketClient.onopen = () => {
       this.logger.log({ selectedNode: eclWsClt.selectedNode, level: 'INFO', fileName: 'ECLWebSocket', msg: 'Connected to the Eclair\'s Websocket Server..' });
       this.waitTime = 0.5;
+      this.heartbeat(eclWsClt);
     };
 
     eclWsClt.webSocketClient.onclose = (e) => {
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
         eclWsClt.reConnect = false;
       }
     };
+
   };
 
   public disconnect = (selectedNode: CommonSelectedNode) => {
@@ -117,6 +119,15 @@ export class ECLWebSocketClient {
     this.webSocketClients[clientIdx] = newClient;
   };
 
+  public heartbeat = (eclWsClt) => {
+    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');
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.heartbeat(eclWsClt);
+    }, 59 * 1000);
+  }
 }
 
 export const ECLWSClient = new ECLWebSocketClient();