diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.remoteopenhab/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/remoteopenhab/internal/rest/RemoteopenhabRestClient.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.remoteopenhab/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/remoteopenhab/internal/rest/RemoteopenhabRestClient.java
index f0a4b4573dd..c19a6335e06 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.remoteopenhab/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/remoteopenhab/internal/rest/RemoteopenhabRestClient.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.remoteopenhab/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/remoteopenhab/internal/rest/RemoteopenhabRestClient.java
@@ -401,13 +401,16 @@ public class RemoteopenhabRestClient {
             listeners.forEach(listener -> listener.onConnected());
         }
 
-        if (!"message".equals(name)) {
-            logger.debug("Received unhandled event with name '{}' and data '{}'", name, data);
-            return;
-        }
-
         try {
             RemoteopenhabEvent event = jsonParser.fromJson(data, RemoteopenhabEvent.class);
+            if ("ALIVE".equals(event.type)) {
+                // ignore ALIVE message
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!"message".equals(name)) {
+                logger.debug("Received unhandled event with name '{}' and data '{}'", name, data);
+                return;
+            }
             String itemName;
             String thingUID;
             RemoteopenhabEventPayload payload;