diff --git a/new_experiment/worker.py b/new_experiment/worker.py
index 25af3613d0dff9b5d554f2f96b78161fab2d3379..bdc90229b37d4a6d1e4df6382dda35a8139a7ff3 100644
--- a/new_experiment/worker.py
+++ b/new_experiment/worker.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _RABBIT_URL = get_param('RABBIT_URL',
 
 def main():
     parameters = pika.URLParameters(_RABBIT_URL)
-    parameters._heartbeat = 10000000
+    parameters._heartbeat = 65535
     connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters=parameters)
     channel = connection.channel()
     channel.basic_qos(prefetch_count=1)