diff --git a/docs/interfaces/client.clientoptions.md b/docs/interfaces/client.clientoptions.md
index 213dca8b..ea69fcca 100644
--- a/docs/interfaces/client.clientoptions.md
+++ b/docs/interfaces/client.clientoptions.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Configuration used for the GraphQL over WebSocket client.
 - [isFatalConnectionProblem](client.clientoptions.md#isfatalconnectionproblem)
 - [jsonMessageReplacer](client.clientoptions.md#jsonmessagereplacer)
 - [jsonMessageReviver](client.clientoptions.md#jsonmessagereviver)
-- [keepAlive](client.clientoptions.md#keepalive)
 - [lazy](client.clientoptions.md#lazy)
+- [lazyCloseTimeout](client.clientoptions.md#lazyclosetimeout)
 - [on](client.clientoptions.md#on)
 - [onNonLazyError](client.clientoptions.md#onnonlazyerror)
 - [retryAttempts](client.clientoptions.md#retryattempts)
@@ -118,18 +118,6 @@ out of the incoming JSON.
 
 ___
 
-### keepAlive
-
-• `Optional` **keepAlive**: `number`
-
-How long should the client wait before closing the socket after the last oparation has
-completed. This is meant to be used in combination with `lazy`. You might want to have
-a calmdown time before actually closing the connection. Kinda' like a lazy close "debounce".
-
-**`default`** 0 // close immediately
-
-___
-
 ### lazy
 
 • `Optional` **lazy**: `boolean`
@@ -144,6 +132,18 @@ the subscription sink's `error` to handle errors.
 
 ___
 
+### lazyCloseTimeout
+
+• `Optional` **lazyCloseTimeout**: `number`
+
+How long should the client wait before closing the socket after the last oparation has
+completed. This is meant to be used in combination with `lazy`. You might want to have
+a calmdown time before actually closing the connection. Kinda' like a lazy close "debounce".
+
+**`default`** 0 // close immediately
+
+___
+
 ### on
 
 • `Optional` **on**: `Partial`<`Object`\>
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 903c0547..2753dcad 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export interface ClientOptions {
    *
    * @default 0 // close immediately
    */
-  keepAlive?: number;
+  lazyCloseTimeout?: number;
   /**
    * How many times should the client try to reconnect on abnormal socket closure before it errors out?
    *
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export function createClient(options: ClientOptions): Client {
     connectionParams,
     lazy = true,
     onNonLazyError = console.error,
-    keepAlive = 0,
+    lazyCloseTimeout = 0,
     retryAttempts = 5,
     retryWait = async function randomisedExponentialBackoff(retries) {
       let retryDelay = 1000; // start with 1s delay
@@ -495,14 +495,14 @@ export function createClient(options: ClientOptions): Client {
           if (!locks) {
             // and if no more locks are present, complete the connection
             const complete = () => socket.close(1000, 'Normal Closure');
-            if (isFinite(keepAlive) && keepAlive > 0) {
+            if (isFinite(lazyCloseTimeout) && lazyCloseTimeout > 0) {
               // if the keepalive is set, allow for the specified calmdown time and
               // then complete. but only if no lock got created in the meantime and
               // if the socket is still open
               setTimeout(() => {
                 if (!locks && socket.readyState === WebSocketImpl.OPEN)
                   complete();
-              }, keepAlive);
+              }, lazyCloseTimeout);
             } else {
               // otherwise complete immediately
               complete();
diff --git a/src/tests/client.ts b/src/tests/client.ts
index cd0a2f61..e2d77b65 100644
--- a/src/tests/client.ts
+++ b/src/tests/client.ts
@@ -774,13 +774,13 @@ describe('lazy', () => {
     await server.waitForClientClose();
   });
 
-  it('should disconnect after the keepAlive has passed after last unsubscribe', async () => {
+  it('should disconnect after the lazyCloseTimeout has passed after last unsubscribe', async () => {
     const { url, ...server } = await startTServer();
 
     const client = createClient({
       url,
       lazy: true, // default
-      keepAlive: 20,
+      lazyCloseTimeout: 20,
       retryAttempts: 0,
       onNonLazyError: noop,
     });
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ describe('lazy', () => {
     // everyone unsubscribed
     sub.dispose();
 
-    // still connected because of the keepAlive
+    // still connected because of the lazyCloseTimeout
     await server.waitForClientClose(() => {
       fail("Client shouldn't have closed");
     }, 10);