diff --git a/src/epplibwrapper/client.py b/src/epplibwrapper/client.py
index bd1740ec9..8cdb85fad 100644
--- a/src/epplibwrapper/client.py
+++ b/src/epplibwrapper/client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from django.conf import settings
 
 from .cert import Cert, Key
 from .errors import LoginError, RegistryError
-from .socket import Socket
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -64,11 +63,11 @@ class EPPLibWrapper:
         )
         options = {
             # Pool size
-            "size": 10,
+            "size": settings.EPP_CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE,
             # Which errors the pool should look out for
             "exc_classes": (LoginError, RegistryError,),
-            # Should we ping the connection on occasion to keep it alive?
-            "keepalive": None,
+            # Occasionally pings the registry to keep the connection alive 
+            "keepalive": settings.POOL_KEEP_ALIVE,
         }
         self._pool = EppConnectionPool(client=self._client, login=self._login, options=options)
 
diff --git a/src/epplibwrapper/utility/pool.py b/src/epplibwrapper/utility/pool.py
index 6d5ab5d58..2ad9f82c2 100644
--- a/src/epplibwrapper/utility/pool.py
+++ b/src/epplibwrapper/utility/pool.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import logging
 from geventconnpool import ConnectionPool
-from epplibwrapper import RegistryError
-from epplibwrapper.errors import LoginError
+from epplibwrapper.errors import RegistryError, LoginError
 from epplibwrapper.socket import Socket
 
+try:
+    from epplib.commands import Hello
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class EppConnectionPool(ConnectionPool):
@@ -20,11 +24,17 @@ class EppConnectionPool(ConnectionPool):
             return connection
         except LoginError as err:
             message = "_new_connection failed to execute due to a registry login error."
-            logger.warning(message, exc_info=True)
+            logger.error(message, exc_info=True)
             raise RegistryError(message) from err
 
-    def _keepalive(self, connection):
-        pass
+    def _keepalive(self, c):
+        """Sends a command to the server to keep the connection alive."""
+        try:
+            # Sends a ping to EPPLib
+            c.send(Hello())
+        except Exception as err:
+            logger.error("Failed to keep the connection alive.", exc_info=True)
+            raise RegistryError("Failed to keep the connection alive.") from err
     
     def create_socket(self, client, login) -> Socket:
         """Creates and returns a socket instance"""
diff --git a/src/registrar/config/settings.py b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
index ceb215a4d..ee3b496bf 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
@@ -534,6 +534,16 @@ SECRET_REGISTRY_KEY = secret_registry_key
 SECRET_REGISTRY_KEY_PASSPHRASE = secret_registry_key_passphrase
 SECRET_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME = secret_registry_hostname
 
+# endregion
+# region: Registry Connection Pool----------------------------------------------------------###
+
+# Use this variable to set the size of our connection pool in client.py
+# WARNING: Setting this value too high could cause frequent app crashes!
+EPP_CONNECTION_POOL_SIZE = 10
+
+# Determines if we should ping open connections
+POOL_KEEP_ALIVE = True
+
 # endregion
 # region: Security and Privacy----------------------------------------------###