diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java
index b1342c055..255a895fc 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.java
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ public class DevServerHelper {
     mOnChangePollingEnabled = true;
     mOnServerContentChangeListener = onServerContentChangeListener;
     mOnChangePollingClient = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
-        .connectionPool(new ConnectionPool(1, LONG_POLL_KEEP_ALIVE_DURATION_MS, TimeUnit.MINUTES))
+        .connectionPool(new ConnectionPool(1, LONG_POLL_KEEP_ALIVE_DURATION_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
         .connectTimeout(HTTP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
         .build();
     enqueueOnChangeEndpointLongPolling();