diff --git a/cmd/topazd/topaz_run.go b/cmd/topazd/topaz_run.go
index f641d80b..4d5138f8 100644
--- a/cmd/topazd/topaz_run.go
+++ b/cmd/topazd/topaz_run.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/aserto-dev/aserto-management/controller"
-	"github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto/client"
 	"github.com/aserto-dev/topaz/pkg/app"
 	"github.com/aserto-dev/topaz/pkg/app/topaz"
 	"github.com/aserto-dev/topaz/pkg/cc/config"
@@ -78,9 +77,20 @@ var cmdRun = &cobra.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 
-			controllerFactory := controller.NewFactory(topazApp.Logger, topazApp.Configuration.ControllerConfig, client.NewDialOptionsProvider())
-
-			runtime, runtimeCleanup, err := topaz.NewRuntimeResolver(topazApp.Context, topazApp.Logger, topazApp.Configuration, controllerFactory, decisionlog, directory)
+			controllerFactory := controller.NewFactory(
+				topazApp.Logger,
+				topazApp.Configuration.ControllerConfig,
+				app.KeepAliveDialOptionsProvider(),
+			)
+
+			runtime, runtimeCleanup, err := topaz.NewRuntimeResolver(
+				topazApp.Context,
+				topazApp.Logger,
+				topazApp.Configuration,
+				controllerFactory,
+				decisionlog,
+				directory,
+			)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 29395082..fb799472 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aserto-dev/certs v0.0.6
 	github.com/aserto-dev/clui v0.8.3
 	github.com/aserto-dev/errors v0.0.7
-	github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto v0.31.3
+	github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto v0.31.4
 	github.com/aserto-dev/go-authorizer v0.20.6
 	github.com/aserto-dev/go-directory v0.31.3
 	github.com/aserto-dev/go-directory-cli v0.31.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8eea4040..4c70325f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ github.com/aserto-dev/clui v0.8.3 h1:foEJuVpMFVP4La3SxUcinxRLOZx/TyS2BRuahbywYFg
 github.com/aserto-dev/clui v0.8.3/go.mod h1:KsL/g2x5LAbkEE4ofW/ZoA4FDOIdAyLes/5ullvzUt8=
 github.com/aserto-dev/errors v0.0.7 h1:pBn9RhP2iiDl30oAWsf8aLxvt4yCpLKZOCJRIaeRMUs=
 github.com/aserto-dev/errors v0.0.7/go.mod h1:wiQ68oKTyAQVAv+SvB5GyuAD6PewalA/D6Fq30gNUbQ=
-github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto v0.31.3 h1:qBoh89FOTC3W2cgw8zVyHpLbJgivrMo7hG5iS4lmEuk=
-github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto v0.31.3/go.mod h1:6mW3wUC62a8TbqYH64lq350MBj+W3WwtlxXNZRybbOY=
+github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto v0.31.4 h1:i4EYTNwyARhEZrN00CU7OnXJCE5xwo6w67ncwJcxmBM=
+github.com/aserto-dev/go-aserto v0.31.4/go.mod h1:6mW3wUC62a8TbqYH64lq350MBj+W3WwtlxXNZRybbOY=
 github.com/aserto-dev/go-authorizer v0.20.6 h1:fSpnjQwz5k49dl9fBVyzMPbI/dxI/KXCuKpx3ztAv0U=
 github.com/aserto-dev/go-authorizer v0.20.6/go.mod h1:UYrV3teiX6KlShTzX7HC8KvAJsRI9QUyxJEWbVFYBFU=
 github.com/aserto-dev/go-decision-logs v0.0.4 h1:beu/mhqZ92ovhSIPOv2f4q0Ci7HWNLla/j/x+ZD5eHw=
diff --git a/pkg/app/topaz.go b/pkg/app/topaz.go
index fd34ca21..319a1875 100644
--- a/pkg/app/topaz.go
+++ b/pkg/app/topaz.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 
 	console "github.com/aserto-dev/go-topaz-ui"
 	builder "github.com/aserto-dev/service-host"
@@ -264,13 +265,21 @@ func mapToGRPCPorts(api map[string]*builder.API) map[string]services {
 	return portMap
 }
 
+func KeepAliveDialOptionsProvider() client.DialOptionsProvider {
+	kacp := keepalive.ClientParameters{
+		Time:    30 * time.Second, // send pings every 30 seconds if there is no activity
+		Timeout: 5 * time.Second,  // wait 5 seconds for ping ack before considering the connection dead
+	}
+	return client.NewDialOptionsProvider(grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(kacp))
+}
+
 func (e *Topaz) GetDecisionLogger(cfg config.DecisionLogConfig) (decisionlog.DecisionLogger, error) {
 	var decisionlogger decisionlog.DecisionLogger
 	var err error
 
 	switch cfg.Type {
 	case "self":
-		decisionlogger, err = self.New(e.Context, cfg.Config, e.Logger, client.NewDialOptionsProvider())
+		decisionlogger, err = self.New(e.Context, cfg.Config, e.Logger, KeepAliveDialOptionsProvider())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}