diff --git a/src/nanobot.py b/src/nanobot.py
index 9edf852..194ab75 100644
--- a/src/nanobot.py
+++ b/src/nanobot.py
@@ -24,19 +24,26 @@ class Nanobot:
 
     async def connect(self):
         uri = f"{NANOBOT_WS_ENDPOINT}/?token={NANOBOT_WS_TOKEN}"
-        self._ws = await websockets.connect(uri)
+        self._ws = await websockets.connect(uri, ping_interval=None)
         ready = json.loads(await self._ws.recv())
         self._chat_id = ready["chat_id"]
         main_logger.info("connected chat_id=%s", self._chat_id)
 
-    async def chat(self, message: str, timeout: float = 10):
-        await self._ws.send(json.dumps({"content": message}))
+    async def chat(self, message: str, timeout: float = 60):
+        try:
+            await self._ws.send(json.dumps({"content": message}))
+        except websockets.ConnectionClosed:
+            main_logger.info("ws: reconnecting...")
+            await self.connect()
+            await self._ws.send(json.dumps({"content": message}))
         parts = []
         while True:
             try:
                 raw = await asyncio.wait_for(self._ws.recv(), timeout=timeout)
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-                main_logger.info("ws: timeout (no data for %.1fs), generator done", timeout)
+                main_logger.info("ws: timeout (no data for %.1fs), reconnecting", timeout)
+                await self.close()
+                await self.connect()
                 return
             frame = json.loads(raw)
             event = frame.get("event")