diff --git a/fan-controller/src/configuration.rs b/fan-controller/src/configuration.rs
index 8eab144..b51384b 100644
--- a/fan-controller/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/fan-controller/src/configuration.rs
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ pub(crate) const DISCOVERY_TOPIC: &str = "homeassistant/fan/testfan/config";
 
 /// The keep alive interval defines the maximum time between messages sent to the broker.
 /// The broker will disconnect the client if no message is received within 1.5 times of the keep alive interval.
-pub(crate) const KEEP_ALIVE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+pub(crate) const KEEP_ALIVE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 const _: () = {
     // Check if the representation as u16 is correct
     let seconds = KEEP_ALIVE.as_secs() as u16;
 
-    core::assert!(seconds == 10);
+    core::assert!(seconds == 60);
 };
 
 /// The timeout not to be confused with the keep alive interval is used for packets that require a