diff --git a/lxd/events/common.go b/lxd/events/common.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lxd/events/common.go
+++ b/lxd/events/common.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (e *listenerCommon) heartbeat() {
 
 	defer e.Close()
 
-	pingInterval := time.Second * 5
+	pingInterval := time.Second * 10
 	e.pongsPending = 0
 
 	e.SetPongHandler(func(msg string) error {
lxd/events: Increase websocket pings to <I>s

Slow servers, especially when going through a cluster seem to be able to
exceed the 5s delay causing connection issues.