diff --git a/lib/units/device/support/push.js b/lib/units/device/support/push.js
index d8564f13..c68bf47d 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/support/push.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/support/push.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 var syrup = require('stf-syrup')
 
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
 
 var logger = require('../../../util/logger')
 var srv = require('../../../util/srv')
+var zmqutil = require('../../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = syrup.serial()
   .define(function(options) {
     var log = logger.createLogger('device:support:push')
 
     // Output
-    var push = zmq.socket('push')
+    var push = zmqutil.socket('push')
 
     return Promise.map(options.endpoints.push, function(endpoint) {
         return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
diff --git a/lib/units/device/support/sub.js b/lib/units/device/support/sub.js
index 39a226fb..b8322bef 100644
--- a/lib/units/device/support/sub.js
+++ b/lib/units/device/support/sub.js
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 var syrup = require('stf-syrup')
 
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
 
 var logger = require('../../../util/logger')
 var wireutil = require('../../../wire/util')
 var srv = require('../../../util/srv')
 var lifecycle = require('../../../util/lifecycle')
+var zmqutil = require('../../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = syrup.serial()
   .define(function(options) {
     var log = logger.createLogger('device:support:sub')
 
     // Input
-    var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
+    var sub = zmqutil.socket('sub')
 
     return Promise.map(options.endpoints.sub, function(endpoint) {
         return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
diff --git a/lib/units/log/rethinkdb.js b/lib/units/log/rethinkdb.js
index 94215b5c..cbb60e88 100644
--- a/lib/units/log/rethinkdb.js
+++ b/lib/units/log/rethinkdb.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 
 var logger = require('../../util/logger')
 var wire = require('../../wire')
@@ -8,12 +7,13 @@ var wireutil = require('../../wire/util')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
 var srv = require('../../util/srv')
 var dbapi = require('../../db/api')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = function(options) {
   var log = logger.createLogger('log-db')
 
   // Input
-  var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
+  var sub = zmqutil.socket('sub')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.sub, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
diff --git a/lib/units/notify/hipchat.js b/lib/units/notify/hipchat.js
index 71e81d7b..c7b9127e 100644
--- a/lib/units/notify/hipchat.js
+++ b/lib/units/notify/hipchat.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ var util = require('util')
 
 var Hipchatter = require('hipchatter')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 
 var logger = require('../../util/logger')
 var wire = require('../../wire')
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ var wirerouter = require('../../wire/router')
 var wireutil = require('../../wire/util')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
 var srv = require('../../util/srv')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 
 var COLORS = {
   1: 'gray'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
     , timer
 
   // Input
-  var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
+  var sub = zmqutil.socket('sub')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.sub, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
diff --git a/lib/units/processor/index.js b/lib/units/processor/index.js
index de11f7fa..78c974f3 100644
--- a/lib/units/processor/index.js
+++ b/lib/units/processor/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 
 var logger = require('../../util/logger')
 var wire = require('../../wire')
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ var wireutil = require('../../wire/util')
 var dbapi = require('../../db/api')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
 var srv = require('../../util/srv')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = function(options) {
   var log = logger.createLogger('processor')
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   }
 
   // App side
-  var appDealer = zmq.socket('dealer')
+  var appDealer = zmqutil.socket('dealer')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.appDealer, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   })
 
   // Device side
-  var devDealer = zmq.socket('dealer')
+  var devDealer = zmqutil.socket('dealer')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.devDealer, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
diff --git a/lib/units/provider/index.js b/lib/units/provider/index.js
index 3d196b41..77e0c14a 100644
--- a/lib/units/provider/index.js
+++ b/lib/units/provider/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var adb = require('adbkit')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 var _ = require('lodash')
 var EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3').EventEmitter
 
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ var wirerouter = require('../../wire/router')
 var procutil = require('../../util/procutil')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
 var srv = require('../../util/srv')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = function(options) {
   var log = logger.createLogger('provider')
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   })()
 
   // Output
-  var push = zmq.socket('push')
+  var push = zmqutil.socket('push')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.push, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   })
 
   // Input
-  var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
+  var sub = zmqutil.socket('sub')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.sub, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
diff --git a/lib/units/reaper/index.js b/lib/units/reaper/index.js
index cff1dbe0..89c43a24 100644
--- a/lib/units/reaper/index.js
+++ b/lib/units/reaper/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 
 var logger = require('../../util/logger')
 var wire = require('../../wire')
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ var dbapi = require('../../db/api')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
 var srv = require('../../util/srv')
 var TtlSet = require('../../util/ttlset')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = function(options) {
   var log = logger.createLogger('reaper')
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   }
 
   // Input
-  var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
+  var sub = zmqutil.socket('sub')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.sub, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   })
 
   // Output
-  var push = zmq.socket('push')
+  var push = zmqutil.socket('push')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.push, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
diff --git a/lib/units/triproxy/index.js b/lib/units/triproxy/index.js
index 0d0112bf..1632d181 100644
--- a/lib/units/triproxy/index.js
+++ b/lib/units/triproxy/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-var zmq = require('zmq')
-
 var logger = require('../../util/logger')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 
 module.exports = function(options) {
   var log = logger.createLogger('triproxy')
@@ -17,18 +16,18 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   }
 
   // App/device output
-  var pub = zmq.socket('pub')
+  var pub = zmqutil.socket('pub')
   pub.bindSync(options.endpoints.pub)
   log.info('PUB socket bound on', options.endpoints.pub)
 
   // Coordinator input/output
-  var dealer = zmq.socket('dealer')
+  var dealer = zmqutil.socket('dealer')
   dealer.bindSync(options.endpoints.dealer)
   dealer.on('message', proxy(pub))
   log.info('DEALER socket bound on', options.endpoints.dealer)
 
   // App/device input
-  var pull = zmq.socket('pull')
+  var pull = zmqutil.socket('pull')
   pull.bindSync(options.endpoints.pull)
   pull.on('message', proxy(dealer))
   log.info('PULL socket bound on', options.endpoints.pull)
diff --git a/lib/units/websocket/index.js b/lib/units/websocket/index.js
index 9c0e26b0..f99ea509 100644
--- a/lib/units/websocket/index.js
+++ b/lib/units/websocket/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var events = require('events')
 var util = require('util')
 
 var socketio = require('socket.io')
-var zmq = require('zmq')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
 var _ = require('lodash')
 var request = Promise.promisifyAll(require('request'))
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ var dbapi = require('../../db/api')
 var datautil = require('../../util/datautil')
 var srv = require('../../util/srv')
 var lifecycle = require('../../util/lifecycle')
+var zmqutil = require('../../util/zmqutil')
 var cookieSession = require('./middleware/cookie-session')
 var ip = require('./middleware/remote-ip')
 var auth = require('./middleware/auth')
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
     , channelRouter = new events.EventEmitter()
 
   // Output
-  var push = zmq.socket('push')
+  var push = zmqutil.socket('push')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.push, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   })
 
   // Input
-  var sub = zmq.socket('sub')
+  var sub = zmqutil.socket('sub')
   Promise.map(options.endpoints.sub, function(endpoint) {
     return srv.resolve(endpoint).then(function(records) {
       return srv.attempt(records, function(record) {
diff --git a/lib/util/zmqutil.js b/lib/util/zmqutil.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef316fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/zmqutil.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// ISSUE-100 (https://github.com/openstf/stf/issues/100)
+
+// In some networks TCP Connection dies if kept idle for long.
+// Setting TCP_KEEPALIVE option true, to all the zmq sockets
+// won't let it die
+
+var zmq = require('zmq')
+
+module.exports.socket = function() {
+  var sock = zmq.socket.apply(zmq, arguments)
+  sock.setsockopt(zmq.ZMQ_TCP_KEEPALIVE, 1)
+  sock.setsockopt(zmq.ZMQ_TCP_KEEPALIVE_IDLE, 300000)
+  return sock
+}