diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index 5caf7d6d80..ab66330cae 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 ; The directory root where work data can be found from the koji hub
 ; topdir=/mnt/koji
 
+; Disable keepalive for now since it's not working in f23.
+keepalive=False
+
 rpmbuild_timeout=172800
 
 ;url of package download site