diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index 3268d3edd8..d1781b4990 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC sofia_profile_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void
 							  TAG_IF(sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_TLS), NUTAG_CERTIFICATE_DIR(profile->tls_cert_dir)), 
 							  TAG_IF(sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_TLS), TPTAG_TLS_VERIFY_POLICY(0)),
 							  TAG_IF(sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_TLS), TPTAG_TLS_VERSION(profile->tls_version)), 
+							  TAG_IF(sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_TLS), TPTAG_KEEPALIVE(20000)),
 							  TAG_IF(!strchr(profile->sipip, ':'), NTATAG_UDP_MTU(65535)), 
  							  TAG_IF(sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_DISABLE_SRV), NTATAG_USE_SRV(0)),
  							  TAG_IF(sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_DISABLE_NAPTR), NTATAG_USE_NAPTR(0)),