diff --git a/const.go b/const.go
index baa29c5..a31a1c5 100644
--- a/const.go
+++ b/const.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
+import "time"
+
 const (
 	// DefaultConcurrency is the maximum number of concurrent connections
 	// the Server may serve by default (i.e. if Server.Concurrency isn't set).
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ const (
 	// DefaultMaxMessageSize is default size for a message read from the peer
 	DefaultMaxMessageSize = 4096
 	// DefaultPongTimeout is default value of websocket pong Timeout
-	DefaultPongTimeout = 0
+	DefaultPongTimeout = 60 * time.Second
 	// DefaultPingTimeout is default value of websocket ping Timeout
-	DefaultPingTimeout = 0
+	DefaultPingTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	// DefaultPingPeriod is default value of send ping period
-	DefaultPingPeriod = 0
+	DefaultPingPeriod = (DefaultPingTimeout * 9) / 10
 )
diff --git a/server-handler.go b/server-handler.go
index 395aef4..601768b 100644
--- a/server-handler.go
+++ b/server-handler.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (sh *ServerHandlers) Validate() error {
 		sh.PingTimeout = DefaultPingTimeout
 	}
 	if sh.PingPeriod <= 0 {
-		sh.PingPeriod = DefaultPingPeriod
+		sh.PingPeriod = (sh.PingTimeout * 9) / 10
 	}
 
 	return nil