diff --git a/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java b/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java
index a2224b93..486b445f 100644
--- a/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java
+++ b/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ public class LiveClientSettings {
 
     /**
      * Interval of time in milliseconds between pings to TikTok
-     * @apiNote Min: 250 (0.25 seconds), Default: 5000 (5 seconds)
+     * @apiNote Min: 250 (0.25 seconds), Default: 10000 (10 seconds - TikTok Default)
      */
-    private long pingInterval = 5000;
+    private long pingInterval = 10000;
 
     /** Throw an exception on 18+ Age Restriction */
     private boolean throwOnAgeRestriction;
diff --git a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveClientBuilder.java b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveClientBuilder.java
index 8c01568b..8aa30b5c 100644
--- a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveClientBuilder.java
+++ b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveClientBuilder.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public LiveClient build() {
 
         //networking
         dependance.registerSingleton(HttpClientFactory.class);
-        dependance.registerSingleton(TikTokWebSocketPingingTask.class);
+        dependance.registerSingleton(WebSocketHeartbeatTask.class);
         if (clientSettings.isOffline()) {
             dependance.registerSingleton(LiveSocketClient.class, TikTokWebSocketOfflineClient.class);
             dependance.registerSingleton(LiveHttpClient.class, TikTokLiveHttpOfflineClient.class);
diff --git a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketClient.java b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketClient.java
index a4d36c57..1ae808ba 100644
--- a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketClient.java
+++ b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketClient.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class TikTokWebSocketClient implements LiveSocketClient {
     private final LiveClientSettings clientSettings;
     private final LiveMessagesHandler messageHandler;
     private final LiveEventsHandler tikTokEventHandler;
-    private final TikTokWebSocketPingingTask pingingTask;
+    private final WebSocketHeartbeatTask heartbeatTask;
     private WebSocketClient webSocketClient;
     private boolean isConnected;
 
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public TikTokWebSocketClient(
             LiveClientSettings clientSettings,
             LiveMessagesHandler messageHandler,
             LiveEventsHandler tikTokEventHandler,
-            TikTokWebSocketPingingTask pingingTask)
+            WebSocketHeartbeatTask heartbeatTask)
     {
         this.clientSettings = clientSettings;
         this.messageHandler = messageHandler;
         this.tikTokEventHandler = tikTokEventHandler;
-        this.pingingTask = pingingTask;
+        this.heartbeatTask = heartbeatTask;
         isConnected = false;
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void start(LiveConnectionData.Response connectionData, LiveClient liveCli
     private void connectDefault() {
         try {
             webSocketClient.connect();
-            pingingTask.run(webSocketClient, clientSettings.getPingInterval());
+            heartbeatTask.run(webSocketClient, clientSettings.getPingInterval());
             isConnected = true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             isConnected = false;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
                     proxySettings.remove();
                 continue;
             }
-            pingingTask.run(webSocketClient, clientSettings.getPingInterval());
+            heartbeatTask.run(webSocketClient, clientSettings.getPingInterval());
             isConnected = true;
             break;
         }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public boolean tryProxyConnection(ProxyClientSettings proxySettings, ProxyData p
     public void stop() {
         if (isConnected && webSocketClient != null && webSocketClient.isOpen()) {
             webSocketClient.closeConnection(0, "");
-            pingingTask.stop();
+            heartbeatTask.stop();
         }
         webSocketClient = null;
         isConnected = false;
diff --git a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketPingingTask.java b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/WebSocketHeartbeatTask.java
similarity index 84%
rename from Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketPingingTask.java
rename to Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/WebSocketHeartbeatTask.java
index ae2fbdb5..d96014a7 100644
--- a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/TikTokWebSocketPingingTask.java
+++ b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/websocket/WebSocketHeartbeatTask.java
@@ -22,18 +22,19 @@
  */
 package io.github.jwdeveloper.tiktok.websocket;
 
-import io.github.jwdeveloper.tiktok.live.LiveEventsHandler;
 import org.java_websocket.WebSocket;
 
-public class TikTokWebSocketPingingTask {
+public class WebSocketHeartbeatTask
+{
     private Thread thread;
     private boolean isRunning = false;
     private final int MAX_TIMEOUT = 250;
     private final int SLEEP_TIME = 500;
+    private final byte[] heartbeatBytes = {58, 2, 104, 98}; // Byte Array of "3A026862" which is TikTok's custom heartbeat value
 
     public void run(WebSocket webSocket, long pingTaskTime) {
         stop();
-        thread = new Thread(() -> pingTask(webSocket, pingTaskTime), "pinging-task");
+        thread = new Thread(() -> heartbeatTask(webSocket, pingTaskTime), "heartbeat-task");
         isRunning = true;
         thread.start();
     }
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ public void stop() {
         isRunning = false;
     }
 
-    private void pingTask(WebSocket webSocket, long pingTaskTime) {
+    private void heartbeatTask(WebSocket webSocket, long pingTaskTime) {
         while (isRunning) {
             try {
                 if (webSocket.isOpen()) {
-                    webSocket.sendPing();
+                    webSocket.send(heartbeatBytes);
                     Thread.sleep(pingTaskTime + (int) (Math.random() * MAX_TIMEOUT));
                 } else
                     Thread.sleep(SLEEP_TIME);