diff --git a/apistatusd.py b/apistatusd.py
index 6d5a908..2f97f1b 100755
--- a/apistatusd.py
+++ b/apistatusd.py
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ def main():
 
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0) as mySocket:
         logging.debug('Socket created')
+        mySocket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)
+        keep = mySocket.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE)
+        logging.debug('Socket keepalive: {}'format(keep))
         try:
             mySocket.bind((config['server']['host'], int(config['server']['port'])))
             mySocket.listen(5)