diff --git a/examples/ZED-F9P/Example18_PointPerfectClient/Example18_PointPerfectClient.ino b/examples/ZED-F9P/Example18_PointPerfectClient/Example18_PointPerfectClient.ino
index 6359db5..3e1d623 100644
--- a/examples/ZED-F9P/Example18_PointPerfectClient/Example18_PointPerfectClient.ino
+++ b/examples/ZED-F9P/Example18_PointPerfectClient/Example18_PointPerfectClient.ino
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ void beginClient()
       wifiClient.setCACert(AWS_CERT_CA);
       wifiClient.setCertificate(AWS_CERT_CRT);
       wifiClient.setPrivateKey(AWS_CERT_PRIVATE);
+      mqttClient.setKeepAliveInterval(60*1000);
+      mqttClient.setConnectionTimeout( 5*1000);
       mqttClient.setId(MQTT_CLIENT_ID);
       if (!mqttClient.connect(AWS_IOT_ENDPOINT, AWS_IOT_PORT)) {
         Serial.print(F("MQTT connection failed! Error code = "));