diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
index 81247bbb..37a8e7bf 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export class SSHProfilesService extends ProfileProvider<SSHProfile> {
             auth: null,
             password: null,
             privateKeys: [],
-            keepaliveInterval: null,
-            keepaliveCountMax: null,
+            keepaliveInterval: 5,
+            keepaliveCountMax: 10,
             readyTimeout: null,
             x11: false,
             skipBanner: false,