diff --git a/russh/src/client/mod.rs b/russh/src/client/mod.rs
index c77281a1..a807a093 100644
--- a/russh/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/russh/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ impl Session {
         while !self.common.disconnected {
             tokio::select! {
                 () = &mut time_for_keepalive => {
+                    time_for_keepalive.as_mut().reset(self.common.config.keepalive_deadline());
                     self.send_keepalive(true);
                 }
                 r = &mut reading => {