diff --git a/res/res_jabber.c b/res/res_jabber.c
index 5bcf70f3d263db1ba7d03818e633c3cb3a10ebd7..d56505af8c5278a26eb1b1986e71c6f6c9d4bf36 100644
--- a/res/res_jabber.c
+++ b/res/res_jabber.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ static void *aji_recv_loop(void *data)
 		else if (res == IKS_NET_TLSFAIL)
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "JABBER:  Failure in TLS.\n");
 		else if (client->timeout == 0 && client->state == AJI_CONNECTED) {
-			res = aji_send_raw(client, " ");
+			res = client->keepalive ? aji_send_raw(client, " ") : IKS_OK;
 			if(res == IKS_OK)
 				client->timeout = 50;
 			else