diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/jobs/connect-socket.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/jobs/connect-socket.ts
index b7fecffd..bfe7986d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/jobs/connect-socket.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/jobs/connect-socket.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare module '@/main/jobs' {
 
 export class ConnectSocketJobHandler implements JobHandler<ConnectSocketInput> {
   public triggerDebounce = 0;
-  public interval = 1000 * 60;
+  public interval = 1000 * 30;
 
   private readonly debug = createDebugger('job:connect-socket');
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/services/socket-connection.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/services/socket-connection.ts
index a03c5085..5dfde8ba 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/services/socket-connection.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/services/socket-connection.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export class SocketConnection {
   public init(): void {
     this.debug(`Initializing socket connection for account ${this.account.id}`);
 
-    if (this.isConnected()) {
+    if (this.socket && this.isConnected()) {
+      this.socket.ping();
       return;
     }
 
@@ -120,11 +121,13 @@ export class SocketConnection {
     if (this.socket) {
       this.debug(`Closing socket connection for account ${this.account.id}`);
       this.socket.close();
+      this.socket = null;
     }
   }
 
   public checkConnection(): void {
     if (this.isConnected()) {
+      this.socket?.ping();
       return;
     }