diff --git a/mon/mon.js b/mon/mon.js
index 944b3b1c..66f8b6cd 100644
--- a/mon/mon.js
+++ b/mon/mon.js
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class Mon
                 console.log('etcd websocket timed out, restarting it');
                 this.restart_watcher(cur_addr);
             }
-        }, (Number(this.config.etcd_keepalive_interval) || 30)*1000);
+        }, (Number(this.config.etcd_ws_keepalive_interval) || 30)*1000);
         this.ws.on('error', () => this.restart_watcher(cur_addr));
         this.ws.send(JSON.stringify({
             create_request: {