diff --git a/src/Socket/socket.ts b/src/Socket/socket.ts
index bdd8b7b..5c1d083 100644
--- a/src/Socket/socket.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/socket.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export const makeSocket = ({
 				end(new Boom('Connection was lost', { statusCode: DisconnectReason.connectionLost }))
 			} else if(ws.readyState === ws.OPEN) {
 				// if its all good, send a keep alive request
-				sendNode(
+				query(
 					{
 						tag: 'iq',
 						attrs: {