diff --git a/src/main/java/org/littleshoot/proxy/impl/ClientToProxyConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/littleshoot/proxy/impl/ClientToProxyConnection.java
index 11280f6df..1e395babd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/littleshoot/proxy/impl/ClientToProxyConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/littleshoot/proxy/impl/ClientToProxyConnection.java
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ private void initChannelPipeline(ChannelPipeline pipeline) {
         pipeline.addLast(
                 "idle",
                 new IdleStateHandler(0, 0, proxyServer
-                        .getIdleConnectionTimeout() + 2));
+                        .getIdleConnectionTimeout()));
 
         pipeline.addLast("handler", this);
     }