diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index df5fdf4..a9b89c4 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var WS_SECRET = process.env.WS_SECRET || "eth-net-stats-has-a-secret";
 var PENDING_WORKS = true;
 var MAX_BLOCKS_HISTORY = 40;
 var UPDATE_INTERVAL = 5000;
-var PING_INTERVAL = 2000;
+var PING_INTERVAL = 3000;
 var MINERS_LIMIT = 5;
 var MAX_HISTORY_UPDATE = 50;
 var MAX_CONNECTION_ATTEMPTS = 15;