diff --git a/src/main/java/io/codenotary/immudb4j/ImmuClient.java b/src/main/java/io/codenotary/immudb4j/ImmuClient.java
index f215f7e..90b4608 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/codenotary/immudb4j/ImmuClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/codenotary/immudb4j/ImmuClient.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public synchronized void openSession(String database, String username, String pa
 
         session = new Session(resp.getSessionID(), database);
 
-        sessionHeartBeat = new Timer();
+        sessionHeartBeat = new Timer(true);
 
         sessionHeartBeat.schedule(new TimerTask() {
             @Override