diff --git a/etc/samba/playstation2.conf b/etc/samba/playstation2.conf
index 2c6703d3..d8f38f2e 100644
--- a/etc/samba/playstation2.conf
+++ b/etc/samba/playstation2.conf
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ wide links = yes
 # and if you give up waiting, you may corrupt your virtual memory card
 # https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/issues/327
 strict sync = no
+
+
+# https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/issues/79
+# Disable dead connection timeout
+# Default is 10080 so 168 hours, so unlikely to hit though
+deadtime = 0
+# keepalive every minute, default is 5
+keepalive = 60