diff --git a/src/etcp_connections.c b/src/etcp_connections.c
index ca8463b..aa40178 100644
--- a/src/etcp_connections.c
+++ b/src/etcp_connections.c
@@ -220,18 +220,20 @@ static void keepalive_timer_cb(void* arg) {
         if (link->recv_keepalive != 0) {
             link->recv_keepalive = 0;  // down
             link->link_status = 0;
+            etcp_on_link_down(link->etcp);
             DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "[%s] Link %p (local_id=%d) recv status changed to DOWN - "
                        "no packets received for %llu ms (timeout=%u ms)",
                        link->etcp->log_name, link, link->local_link_id,
                        (unsigned long long)(elapsed / 10), link->keepalive_timeout);
         }
-    } else {
-        if (link->recv_keepalive != 1) {
-            link->recv_keepalive = 1;  // up
-//            loadbalancer_link_ready(link);
-            DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "[%s] Link %p (local_id=%d) recv status changed to UP", link->etcp->log_name, link, link->local_link_id);
-        }
     }
+// else {
+//        if (link->recv_keepalive != 1) {
+//            link->recv_keepalive = 1;  // up
+//            loadbalancer_link_ready(link);
+//            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "[%s] Link %p (local_id=%d) recv status changed to UP", link->etcp->log_name, link, link->local_link_id);
+//        }
+//    }
 
     // Send keepalive only if no packets were sent since last tick
     if (!link->pkt_sent_since_keepalive) etcp_link_send_keepalive(link);