diff --git a/src/requests/keepalive.cr b/src/requests/keepalive.cr
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+++ b/src/requests/keepalive.cr
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+class AuthD::Request
+	IPC::JSON.message KeepAlive, 250 do
+		def initialize()
+		end
+
+		def handle(authd : AuthD::Service, fd : Int32)
+			Response::KeepAlive.new
+		end
+	end
+	AuthD.requests << KeepAlive
+end
diff --git a/src/responses/keepalive.cr b/src/responses/keepalive.cr
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+++ b/src/responses/keepalive.cr
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+class AuthD::Response
+	IPC::JSON.message KeepAlive, 250 do
+		def initialize()
+		end
+	end
+	AuthD.responses << KeepAlive
+end