diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 57a1574c4f5ccee529831e15bdf01c373ea5a845..18e80c2e6e1d4cfe17311471097858528957319c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ publish/
 !**/packages/build/
 # Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
 #!**/packages/repositories.config
+*.project.lock.json
 
 # Windows Azure Build Output
 csx/
diff --git a/source/ChromeDevTools/ChromeSession.cs b/source/ChromeDevTools/ChromeSession.cs
index 3ad3cc4d443b71cc2bc9e30409704e600a1c448c..7c0d7cefc3b8e876708bdb79a6227fbeb61970c0 100644
--- a/source/ChromeDevTools/ChromeSession.cs
+++ b/source/ChromeDevTools/ChromeSession.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace MasterDevs.ChromeDevTools
             _openEvent.Reset();
 
             _webSocket = new WebSocket(_endpoint);
+            _webSocket.EnableAutoSendPing = false;
             _webSocket.Opened += WebSocket_Opened;
             _webSocket.MessageReceived += WebSocket_MessageReceived;
             _webSocket.Error += WebSocket_Error;