diff --git a/lib/stratum.js b/lib/stratum.js
index 5fa0ef1..7572469 100644
--- a/lib/stratum.js
+++ b/lib/stratum.js
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ var StratumServer = exports.Server = function StratumServer(options){
     var subscriptionCounter = SubscriptionCounter();
 
     var handleNewClient = function (socket) {
-        c.setKeepAlive(true);
+        socket.setKeepAlive(true);
         var subscriptionId = subscriptionCounter.next();
         var client = new StratumClient(
             {
@@ -318,4 +318,4 @@ var StratumServer = exports.Server = function StratumServer(options){
     }
 
 };
-StratumServer.prototype.__proto__ = events.EventEmitter.prototype;
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+StratumServer.prototype.__proto__ = events.EventEmitter.prototype;