diff --git a/waku/factory/internal_config.nim b/waku/factory/internal_config.nim
index d8c618770..6023dae14 100644
--- a/waku/factory/internal_config.nim
+++ b/waku/factory/internal_config.nim
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ proc applyPresetConfiguration*(srcConf: WakuNodeConf): Result[WakuNodeConf, stri
     resConf.discv5Discovery = twnClusterConf.discv5Discovery
     resConf.discv5BootstrapNodes =
       resConf.discv5BootstrapNodes & twnClusterConf.discv5BootstrapNodes
+    resConf.keepAlive = twnClusterConf.keepAlive
   else:
     discard
 
diff --git a/waku/factory/networks_config.nim b/waku/factory/networks_config.nim
index ee3c4ef97..6b3c944cc 100644
--- a/waku/factory/networks_config.nim
+++ b/waku/factory/networks_config.nim
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type ClusterConf* = object
   pubsubTopics*: seq[string]
   discv5Discovery*: bool
   discv5BootstrapNodes*: seq[string]
+  keepAlive*: bool
 
 # cluster-id=1 (aka The Waku Network)
 # Cluster configuration corresponding to The Waku Network. Note that it
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@ proc TheWakuNetworkConf*(T: type ClusterConf): ClusterConf =
         "enr:-QEkuED9X80QF_jcN9gA2ZRhhmwVEeJnsg_Hyg7IFCTYnZD0BDI7a8HArE61NhJZFwygpHCWkgwSt2vqiABXkBxzIqZBAYJpZIJ2NIJpcIQiQlleim11bHRpYWRkcnO4bgA0Ni9ub2RlLTAxLmdjLXVzLWNlbnRyYWwxLWEud2FrdS5zYW5kYm94LnN0YXR1cy5pbQZ2XwA2Ni9ub2RlLTAxLmdjLXVzLWNlbnRyYWwxLWEud2FrdS5zYW5kYm94LnN0YXR1cy5pbQYfQN4DgnJzkwABCAAAAAEAAgADAAQABQAGAAeJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQPFAS8zz2cg1QQhxMaK8CzkGQ5wdHvPJcrgLzJGOiHpwYN0Y3CCdl-DdWRwgiMohXdha3UyDw",
         "enr:-QEkuEBfEzJm_kigJ2HoSS_RBFJYhKHocGdkhhBr6jSUAWjLdFPp6Pj1l4yiTQp7TGHyu1kC6FyaU573VN8klLsEm-XuAYJpZIJ2NIJpcIQI2SVcim11bHRpYWRkcnO4bgA0Ni9ub2RlLTAxLmFjLWNuLWhvbmdrb25nLWMud2FrdS5zYW5kYm94LnN0YXR1cy5pbQZ2XwA2Ni9ub2RlLTAxLmFjLWNuLWhvbmdrb25nLWMud2FrdS5zYW5kYm94LnN0YXR1cy5pbQYfQN4DgnJzkwABCAAAAAEAAgADAAQABQAGAAeJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQOwsS69tgD7u1K50r5-qG5hweuTwa0W26aYPnvivpNlrYN0Y3CCdl-DdWRwgiMohXdha3UyDw",
       ],
+    keepAlive: true,
   )