diff --git a/src/uwsc.c b/src/uwsc.c
index c5f8134..ec3969c 100644
--- a/src/uwsc.c
+++ b/src/uwsc.c
@@ -535,9 +535,10 @@ static void uwsc_timer_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_timer *w, int revents)
         return;
 
     if (unlikely(cl->wait_pong)) {
-        if (now - cl->last_ping < 3)
+        if (now - cl->last_ping < 5)
             return;
 
+        cl->wait_pong = false;
         uwsc_log_err("ping timeout %d\n", ++cl->ntimeout);
         if (cl->ntimeout > 2) {
             uwsc_error(cl, UWSC_ERROR_PING_TIMEOUT, "ping timeout");