diff --git a/relayer/chain/relaychain/connection.go b/relayer/chain/relaychain/connection.go
index bdc92b76a0..3f20b491f8 100644
--- a/relayer/chain/relaychain/connection.go
+++ b/relayer/chain/relaychain/connection.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 
 	gsrpc "github.com/snowfork/go-substrate-rpc-client/v4"
 	"github.com/snowfork/go-substrate-rpc-client/v4/types"
@@ -65,6 +66,33 @@ func (co *Connection) Connect(_ context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (co *Connection) ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx context.Context, heartBeat time.Duration) error {
+	err := co.Connect(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(heartBeat)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				_, err := co.API().RPC.System.Version()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.WithField("endpoint", co.endpoint).Error("Connection heartbeat failed")
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (co *Connection) Close() {
 	// TODO: Fix design issue in GSRPC preventing on-demand closing of connections
 }
diff --git a/relayer/relays/beacon/main.go b/relayer/relays/beacon/main.go
index 1e6c1937c8..231185caad 100644
--- a/relayer/relays/beacon/main.go
+++ b/relayer/relays/beacon/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Start(ctx context.Context, eg *errgroup.Group) error {
 
 	paraconn := parachain.NewConnection(r.config.Sink.Parachain.Endpoint, r.keypair.AsKeyringPair())
 
-	err := paraconn.ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx, 60*time.Second)
+	err := paraconn.ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/relayer/relays/beefy/main.go b/relayer/relays/beefy/main.go
index 209e33e5d8..b379ce7461 100644
--- a/relayer/relays/beefy/main.go
+++ b/relayer/relays/beefy/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package beefy
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func NewRelay(config *Config, ethereumKeypair *secp256k1.Keypair) (*Relay, error
 }
 
 func (relay *Relay) Start(ctx context.Context, eg *errgroup.Group) error {
-	err := relay.relaychainConn.Connect(ctx)
+	err := relay.relaychainConn.ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create relaychain connection: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/relayer/relays/execution/main.go b/relayer/relays/execution/main.go
index a06631d9ee..099d263938 100644
--- a/relayer/relays/execution/main.go
+++ b/relayer/relays/execution/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Start(ctx context.Context, eg *errgroup.Group) error {
 	paraconn := parachain.NewConnection(r.config.Sink.Parachain.Endpoint, r.keypair.AsKeyringPair())
 	ethconn := ethereum.NewConnection(&r.config.Source.Ethereum, nil)
 
-	err := paraconn.ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx, 20*time.Second)
+	err := paraconn.ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/relayer/relays/parachain/main.go b/relayer/relays/parachain/main.go
index 5ce1c1b9c6..d66da938fd 100644
--- a/relayer/relays/parachain/main.go
+++ b/relayer/relays/parachain/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package parachain
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func NewRelay(config *Config, keypair *secp256k1.Keypair) (*Relay, error) {
 }
 
 func (relay *Relay) Start(ctx context.Context, eg *errgroup.Group) error {
-	err := relay.parachainConn.Connect(ctx)
+	err := relay.parachainConn.ConnectWithHeartBeat(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}