diff --git a/src/AppWrapper.h b/src/AppWrapper.h
index d36a5d3..233da48 100644
--- a/src/AppWrapper.h
+++ b/src/AppWrapper.h
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ void uWS_App_ws(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value> &args) {
             behavior.closeOnBackpressureLimit = maybeCloseOnBackpressureLimit.ToLocalChecked()->Int32Value(isolate->GetCurrentContext()).ToChecked();
         }
 
+        /* sendPingsAutomatically or default */
+        MaybeLocal<Value> maybeSendPingsAutomatically = behaviorObject->Get(isolate->GetCurrentContext(), String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, "sendPingsAutomatically", NewStringType::kNormal).ToLocalChecked());
+        if (!maybeSendPingsAutomatically.IsEmpty() && !maybeSendPingsAutomatically.ToLocalChecked()->IsUndefined()) {
+            behavior.sendPingsAutomatically = maybeSendPingsAutomatically.ToLocalChecked()->Int32Value(isolate->GetCurrentContext()).ToChecked();
+        }
+
         /* Compression or default, map from 0, 1, 2 to disabled, shared, dedicated. This is actually the enum */
         MaybeLocal<Value> maybeCompression = behaviorObject->Get(isolate->GetCurrentContext(), String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, "compression", NewStringType::kNormal).ToLocalChecked());
         if (!maybeCompression.IsEmpty() && !maybeCompression.ToLocalChecked()->IsUndefined()) {