diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index 989e284e74..e411c740e0 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -467,6 +467,13 @@ def startLocalProxy(global_end_event: threading.Event, remote_ws_uri: str, local
                            cookie="jwt=" + identity_token,
                            enable_multithread=True)
 
+    onroad = True
+    sock = ws.sock
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, 16000 if onroad else 0)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPIDLE, 7 if onroad else 30)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPINTVL, 7 if onroad else 10)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPCNT, 2 if onroad else 3)
+
     ssock, csock = socket.socketpair()
     local_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     local_sock.connect(('127.0.0.1', local_port))