diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 95284457..24ea83d0 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let getAgent = () => plainAgent
 if (proxyAddress) {
 	const agent = new ProxyAgent(proxyAddress, {
 		keepAlive: true,
+		keepAliveMsecs: 10 * 1000, // 10s
 	})
 	getAgent = () => agent
 } else if (localAddresses) {