diff --git a/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/IVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs b/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/IVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs
index 78935d4e..ebaa158a 100644
--- a/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/IVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/IVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs
@@ -26,4 +26,11 @@ public interface IVectorIndexTransportStrategy
     /// <param name="clientTimeout"></param>
     /// <returns>A new IVectorIndexTransportStrategy with the specified client timeout</returns>
     public IVectorIndexTransportStrategy WithClientTimeout(TimeSpan clientTimeout);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Copy constructor to update the SocketsHttpHandler's options
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="options"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public IVectorIndexTransportStrategy WithSocketsHttpHandlerOptions(SocketsHttpHandlerOptions options);
 }
diff --git a/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/StaticVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs b/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/StaticVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs
index 90617168..46a708b3 100644
--- a/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/StaticVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/Momento.Sdk/Config/Transport/StaticVectorIndexTransportStrategy.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public IVectorIndexTransportStrategy WithClientTimeout(TimeSpan clientTimeout)
         return new StaticVectorIndexTransportStrategy(_loggerFactory, GrpcConfig.WithDeadline(clientTimeout));
     }
 
+    public IVectorIndexTransportStrategy WithSocketsHttpHandlerOptions(SocketsHttpHandlerOptions options)
+    {
+        return new StaticVectorIndexTransportStrategy(_loggerFactory, GrpcConfig.WithSocketsHttpHandlerOptions(options));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Test equality by value.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/GrpcManager.cs b/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/GrpcManager.cs
index da5ee315..f129dd27 100644
--- a/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/GrpcManager.cs
+++ b/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/GrpcManager.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ internal GrpcManager(IGrpcConfiguration grpcConfig, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory
                 PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = grpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout,
                 KeepAlivePingTimeout = grpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.KeepAlivePingTimeout,
                 KeepAlivePingDelay = grpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.KeepAlivePingDelay,
-                KeepAlivePingPolicy = grpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.KeepAlivePermitWithoutCalls == true ? System.Net.Http.HttpKeepAlivePingPolicy.Always : System.Net.Http.HttpKeepAlivePingPolicy.WithActiveRequests,
+                KeepAlivePingPolicy = grpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.KeepAlivePermitWithoutCalls ? System.Net.Http.HttpKeepAlivePingPolicy.Always : System.Net.Http.HttpKeepAlivePingPolicy.WithActiveRequests,
             };
         }
 #elif USE_GRPC_WEB
diff --git a/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/ScsControlClient.cs b/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/ScsControlClient.cs
index 9ec7e952..e348ccc2 100644
--- a/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/ScsControlClient.cs
+++ b/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/ScsControlClient.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Momento.Protos.ControlClient;
 using Momento.Sdk.Config;
+using Momento.Sdk.Config.Transport;
 using Momento.Sdk.Exceptions;
 using Momento.Sdk.Responses;
 
@@ -20,7 +21,17 @@ internal sealed class ScsControlClient : IDisposable
 
     public ScsControlClient(IConfiguration config, string authToken, string endpoint)
     {
-        this.grpcManager = new ControlGrpcManager(config, authToken, endpoint);
+        // Override the sockets http handler options to disable keepalive
+        var overrideKeepalive = SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.Of(
+            pooledConnectionIdleTimeout: config.TransportStrategy.GrpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout,
+            enableMultipleHttp2Connections: config.TransportStrategy.GrpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.EnableMultipleHttp2Connections,
+            keepAlivePingTimeout: System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan,
+            keepAlivePingDelay: System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan,
+            keepAlivePermitWithoutCalls: false
+        );
+        var controlConfig = config.WithTransportStrategy(config.TransportStrategy.WithSocketsHttpHandlerOptions(overrideKeepalive));
+        
+        this.grpcManager = new ControlGrpcManager(controlConfig, authToken, endpoint);
         this.authToken = authToken;
         this._logger = config.LoggerFactory.CreateLogger<ScsControlClient>();
         this._exceptionMapper = new CacheExceptionMapper(config.LoggerFactory);
diff --git a/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/VectorIndexControlClient.cs b/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/VectorIndexControlClient.cs
index 8f5a9791..2f77553d 100644
--- a/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/VectorIndexControlClient.cs
+++ b/src/Momento.Sdk/Internal/VectorIndexControlClient.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using Momento.Sdk.Requests.Vector;
 using Momento.Sdk.Responses.Vector;
 using Momento.Sdk.Config;
+using Momento.Sdk.Config.Transport;
 
 namespace Momento.Sdk.Internal;
 
@@ -22,7 +23,17 @@ internal sealed class VectorIndexControlClient : IDisposable
 
     public VectorIndexControlClient(IVectorIndexConfiguration config, string authToken, string endpoint)
     {
-        grpcManager = new VectorIndexControlGrpcManager(config, authToken, endpoint);
+        // Override the sockets http handler options to disable keepalive
+        var overrideKeepalive = SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.Of(
+            pooledConnectionIdleTimeout: config.TransportStrategy.GrpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout,
+            enableMultipleHttp2Connections: config.TransportStrategy.GrpcConfig.SocketsHttpHandlerOptions.EnableMultipleHttp2Connections,
+            keepAlivePingTimeout: System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan,
+            keepAlivePingDelay: System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan,
+            keepAlivePermitWithoutCalls: false
+        );
+        var controlConfig = config.WithTransportStrategy(config.TransportStrategy.WithSocketsHttpHandlerOptions(overrideKeepalive));
+
+        grpcManager = new VectorIndexControlGrpcManager(controlConfig, authToken, endpoint);
         _logger = config.LoggerFactory.CreateLogger<VectorIndexControlClient>();
         _exceptionMapper = new CacheExceptionMapper(config.LoggerFactory);
     }