diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cloud/iot.py b/homeassistant/components/cloud/iot.py
index 9c67c98cabf..5c9c54afd14 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cloud/iot.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cloud/iot.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class CloudIoT:
             yield from hass.async_add_job(auth_api.check_token, self.cloud)
 
             self.client = client = yield from session.ws_connect(
-                self.cloud.relayer, headers={
+                self.cloud.relayer, heartbeat=55, headers={
                     hdrs.AUTHORIZATION:
                         'Bearer {}'.format(self.cloud.id_token)
                 })
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api.py
index a1fb0ca9cac..f76bcaca2f8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class ActiveConnection:
     def handle(self):
         """Handle the websocket connection."""
         request = self.request
-        wsock = self.wsock = web.WebSocketResponse()
+        wsock = self.wsock = web.WebSocketResponse(heartbeat=55)
         yield from wsock.prepare(request)
         self.debug("Connected")