diff --git a/tests/environment/configurator.go b/tests/environment/configurator.go
index 1702d52b8b1..843de195206 100644
--- a/tests/environment/configurator.go
+++ b/tests/environment/configurator.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func New(t *testing.T) *DockerComposeConfigurator {
 	envs["SHELLHUB_HTTP_PORT"] = GetFreePort(t)
 	envs["SHELLHUB_SSH_PORT"] = GetFreePort(t)
 	envs["SHELLHUB_NETWORK"] = "shellhub_network_" + uuid.Generate()
+	envs["SHELLHUB_LOG_LEVEL"] = "trace"
 
 	return &DockerComposeConfigurator{
 		envs: envs,
diff --git a/tests/ssh_test.go b/tests/ssh_test.go
index 2330eef3f8a..c40cea2f2cb 100644
--- a/tests/ssh_test.go
+++ b/tests/ssh_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -49,10 +50,12 @@ func NewAgentContainerWithIdentity(identity string) NewAgentContainerOption {
 
 func NewAgentContainer(ctx context.Context, port string, opts ...NewAgentContainerOption) (testcontainers.Container, error) {
 	envs := map[string]string{
-		"SHELLHUB_SERVER_ADDRESS": fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%s", port),
-		"SHELLHUB_TENANT_ID":      "00000000-0000-4000-0000-000000000000",
-		"SHELLHUB_PRIVATE_KEY":    "/tmp/shellhub.key",
-		"SHELLHUB_LOG_FORMAT":     "json",
+		"SHELLHUB_SERVER_ADDRESS":     fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%s", port),
+		"SHELLHUB_TENANT_ID":          "00000000-0000-4000-0000-000000000000",
+		"SHELLHUB_PRIVATE_KEY":        "/tmp/shellhub.key",
+		"SHELLHUB_LOG_FORMAT":         "json",
+		"SHELLHUB_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL": "1",
+		"SHELLHUB_LOG_LEVEL":          "trace",
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -273,6 +276,45 @@ func TestSSH(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "connection keepalive when session is requested",
+			run: func(t *testing.T, environment *Environment, device *models.Device) {
+				config := &ssh.ClientConfig{
+					User: fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s.%s", ShellHubAgentUsername, ShellHubNamespaceName, device.Name),
+					Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
+						ssh.Password(ShellHubAgentPassword),
+					},
+					HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(), //nolint:gosec
+				}
+
+				var globalConn ssh.Conn
+
+				require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(tt *assert.CollectT) {
+					var err error
+
+					dialed, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%s", environment.services.Env("SHELLHUB_SSH_PORT")), config.Timeout)
+					assert.NoError(tt, err)
+
+					conn, _, _, err := ssh.NewClientConn(dialed, fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%s", environment.services.Env("SHELLHUB_SSH_PORT")), config)
+					assert.NoError(tt, err)
+
+					globalConn = conn
+				}, 30*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
+
+				ch, reqs, err := globalConn.OpenChannel("session", nil)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+				ok, err := ch.SendRequest("shell", true, nil)
+				assert.True(t, ok)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+				req := <-reqs
+				assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(req.Type, "keepalive"))
+
+				ch.Close()
+				globalConn.Close()
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "connection SHELL with Pty",
 			run: func(t *testing.T, environment *Environment, device *models.Device) {