diff --git a/src/ClientImplementation.js b/src/ClientImplementation.js
index 3b44d6f..b6cfc5d 100644
--- a/src/ClientImplementation.js
+++ b/src/ClientImplementation.js
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ class ClientImplementation {
 
       this.socket && (this.socket.onopen = () => null);
       this.socket && (this.socket.send(wireMessage.encode()));
+
+      this.sendPinger && this.sendPinger.reset();
     };
 
     this.socket.onmessage = (event) => {
@@ -418,8 +420,6 @@ class ClientImplementation {
       socket && socket.send(wireMessage.encode());
       wireMessage.onDispatched && wireMessage.onDispatched();
     }
-
-    this.sendPinger && this.sendPinger.reset();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/Pinger.js b/src/Pinger.js
index fb99134..423fb92 100644
--- a/src/Pinger.js
+++ b/src/Pinger.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default class {
   constructor(client: ClientImplementation, keepAliveIntervalSeconds: number) {
     this._client = client;
     this._keepAliveIntervalMs = keepAliveIntervalSeconds * 1000;
-    this.reset();
   }
 
   _doPing() {