diff --git a/src/watch.ts b/src/watch.ts
index 5a98bb76f0..2efc74d814 100644
--- a/src/watch.ts
+++ b/src/watch.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export class Watch {
             uri: url,
             useQuerystring: true,
             json: true,
+            forever: true,
+            timeout: 0,
         };
         await this.config.applyToRequest(requestOptions);