diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/TiVoBindingConstants.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/TiVoBindingConstants.java
index 04019ccb7..ff11cfc5e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/TiVoBindingConstants.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/TiVoBindingConstants.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class TiVoBindingConstants {
     public static final String BINDING_ID = "tivo";
     public static final int CONFIG_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS = 1000;
     public static final int INIT_POLLING_DELAY_S = 5;
+    public static final int POLLING_DELAY_12HR_S = 43200;
 
     // List of all Thing Type UIDs
     public static final ThingTypeUID THING_TYPE_TIVO = new ThingTypeUID(BINDING_ID, "sckt");
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/handler/TiVoHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/handler/TiVoHandler.java
index ea207afc7..4546be62f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/handler/TiVoHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/handler/TiVoHandler.java
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ public class TiVoHandler extends BaseThingHandler {
         };
 
         if (tivoConfigData.isKeepConnActive()) {
-            // Run once
-            refreshJob = scheduler.schedule(runnable, INIT_POLLING_DELAY_S, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            // Run once every 12 hours to keep the connection from going stale
+            refreshJob = scheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(runnable, INIT_POLLING_DELAY_S, POLLING_DELAY_12HR_S,
+                    TimeUnit.SECONDS);
             logger.debug("Status collection '{}' will start in '{}' seconds.", getThing().getUID(),
                     INIT_POLLING_DELAY_S);
         } else if (tivoConfigData.doPollChanges()) {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/service/TivoStatusProvider.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/service/TivoStatusProvider.java
index 7057e5f46..b83164933 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/service/TivoStatusProvider.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tivo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/tivo/internal/service/TivoStatusProvider.java
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ public class TivoStatusProvider {
             logger.debug(" statusRefresh '{}' - EXISTING status data - '{}'", tivoConfigData.getCfgIdentifier(),
                     tivoStatusData.toString());
         }
+
+        // this will close the connection and re-open every 12 hours
+        if (tivoConfigData.isKeepConnActive()) {
+            connTivoDisconnect();
+            doNappTime();
+        }
+
         connTivoConnect();
         doNappTime();
         if (!tivoConfigData.isKeepConnActive()) {