diff --git a/src/proto/flwr/proto/fleet.proto b/src/proto/flwr/proto/fleet.proto
index fcb301181f5a..fa65f3ee9fed 100644
--- a/src/proto/flwr/proto/fleet.proto
+++ b/src/proto/flwr/proto/fleet.proto
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ message DeleteNodeRequest { Node node = 1; }
 message DeleteNodeResponse {}
 
 // Ping messages
-message PingRequest { Node node = 1; }
+message PingRequest {
+  Node node = 1;
+  double ping_interval = 2;
+}
 message PingResponse { bool success = 1; }
 
 // PullTaskIns messages
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.py b/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.py
index dbf64fb850a5..546987f1c807 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from flwr.proto import task_pb2 as flwr_dot_proto_dot_task__pb2
 
 
-DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor_pool.Default().AddSerializedFile(b'\n\x16\x66lwr/proto/fleet.proto\x12\nflwr.proto\x1a\x15\x66lwr/proto/node.proto\x1a\x15\x66lwr/proto/task.proto\"\x13\n\x11\x43reateNodeRequest\"4\n\x12\x43reateNodeResponse\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\"3\n\x11\x44\x65leteNodeRequest\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\"\x14\n\x12\x44\x65leteNodeResponse\"-\n\x0bPingRequest\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\"\x1f\n\x0cPingResponse\x12\x0f\n\x07success\x18\x01 \x01(\x08\"F\n\x12PullTaskInsRequest\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\x12\x10\n\x08task_ids\x18\x02 \x03(\t\"k\n\x13PullTaskInsResponse\x12(\n\treconnect\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x15.flwr.proto.Reconnect\x12*\n\rtask_ins_list\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32\x13.flwr.proto.TaskIns\"@\n\x12PushTaskResRequest\x12*\n\rtask_res_list\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x13.flwr.proto.TaskRes\"\xae\x01\n\x13PushTaskResResponse\x12(\n\treconnect\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x15.flwr.proto.Reconnect\x12=\n\x07results\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32,.flwr.proto.PushTaskResResponse.ResultsEntry\x1a.\n\x0cResultsEntry\x12\x0b\n\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\r\n\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\r:\x02\x38\x01\"\x1e\n\tReconnect\x12\x11\n\treconnect\x18\x01 \x01(\x04\x32\x86\x03\n\x05\x46leet\x12M\n\nCreateNode\x12\x1d.flwr.proto.CreateNodeRequest\x1a\x1e.flwr.proto.CreateNodeResponse\"\x00\x12M\n\nDeleteNode\x12\x1d.flwr.proto.DeleteNodeRequest\x1a\x1e.flwr.proto.DeleteNodeResponse\"\x00\x12;\n\x04Ping\x12\x17.flwr.proto.PingRequest\x1a\x18.flwr.proto.PingResponse\"\x00\x12P\n\x0bPullTaskIns\x12\x1e.flwr.proto.PullTaskInsRequest\x1a\x1f.flwr.proto.PullTaskInsResponse\"\x00\x12P\n\x0bPushTaskRes\x12\x1e.flwr.proto.PushTaskResRequest\x1a\x1f.flwr.proto.PushTaskResResponse\"\x00\x62\x06proto3')
+DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor_pool.Default().AddSerializedFile(b'\n\x16\x66lwr/proto/fleet.proto\x12\nflwr.proto\x1a\x15\x66lwr/proto/node.proto\x1a\x15\x66lwr/proto/task.proto\"\x13\n\x11\x43reateNodeRequest\"4\n\x12\x43reateNodeResponse\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\"3\n\x11\x44\x65leteNodeRequest\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\"\x14\n\x12\x44\x65leteNodeResponse\"D\n\x0bPingRequest\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\x12\x15\n\rping_interval\x18\x02 \x01(\x01\"\x1f\n\x0cPingResponse\x12\x0f\n\x07success\x18\x01 \x01(\x08\"F\n\x12PullTaskInsRequest\x12\x1e\n\x04node\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x10.flwr.proto.Node\x12\x10\n\x08task_ids\x18\x02 \x03(\t\"k\n\x13PullTaskInsResponse\x12(\n\treconnect\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x15.flwr.proto.Reconnect\x12*\n\rtask_ins_list\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32\x13.flwr.proto.TaskIns\"@\n\x12PushTaskResRequest\x12*\n\rtask_res_list\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x13.flwr.proto.TaskRes\"\xae\x01\n\x13PushTaskResResponse\x12(\n\treconnect\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x15.flwr.proto.Reconnect\x12=\n\x07results\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32,.flwr.proto.PushTaskResResponse.ResultsEntry\x1a.\n\x0cResultsEntry\x12\x0b\n\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\r\n\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\r:\x02\x38\x01\"\x1e\n\tReconnect\x12\x11\n\treconnect\x18\x01 \x01(\x04\x32\x86\x03\n\x05\x46leet\x12M\n\nCreateNode\x12\x1d.flwr.proto.CreateNodeRequest\x1a\x1e.flwr.proto.CreateNodeResponse\"\x00\x12M\n\nDeleteNode\x12\x1d.flwr.proto.DeleteNodeRequest\x1a\x1e.flwr.proto.DeleteNodeResponse\"\x00\x12;\n\x04Ping\x12\x17.flwr.proto.PingRequest\x1a\x18.flwr.proto.PingResponse\"\x00\x12P\n\x0bPullTaskIns\x12\x1e.flwr.proto.PullTaskInsRequest\x1a\x1f.flwr.proto.PullTaskInsResponse\"\x00\x12P\n\x0bPushTaskRes\x12\x1e.flwr.proto.PushTaskResRequest\x1a\x1f.flwr.proto.PushTaskResResponse\"\x00\x62\x06proto3')
 
 _globals = globals()
 _builder.BuildMessageAndEnumDescriptors(DESCRIPTOR, _globals)
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@
   _globals['_DELETENODERESPONSE']._serialized_start=212
   _globals['_DELETENODERESPONSE']._serialized_end=232
   _globals['_PINGREQUEST']._serialized_start=234
-  _globals['_PINGREQUEST']._serialized_end=279
-  _globals['_PINGRESPONSE']._serialized_start=281
-  _globals['_PINGRESPONSE']._serialized_end=312
-  _globals['_PULLTASKINSREQUEST']._serialized_start=314
-  _globals['_PULLTASKINSREQUEST']._serialized_end=384
-  _globals['_PULLTASKINSRESPONSE']._serialized_start=386
-  _globals['_PULLTASKINSRESPONSE']._serialized_end=493
-  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESREQUEST']._serialized_start=495
-  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESREQUEST']._serialized_end=559
-  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE']._serialized_start=562
-  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE']._serialized_end=736
-  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE_RESULTSENTRY']._serialized_start=690
-  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE_RESULTSENTRY']._serialized_end=736
-  _globals['_RECONNECT']._serialized_start=738
-  _globals['_RECONNECT']._serialized_end=768
-  _globals['_FLEET']._serialized_start=771
-  _globals['_FLEET']._serialized_end=1161
+  _globals['_PINGREQUEST']._serialized_end=302
+  _globals['_PINGRESPONSE']._serialized_start=304
+  _globals['_PINGRESPONSE']._serialized_end=335
+  _globals['_PULLTASKINSREQUEST']._serialized_start=337
+  _globals['_PULLTASKINSREQUEST']._serialized_end=407
+  _globals['_PULLTASKINSRESPONSE']._serialized_start=409
+  _globals['_PULLTASKINSRESPONSE']._serialized_end=516
+  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESREQUEST']._serialized_start=518
+  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESREQUEST']._serialized_end=582
+  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE']._serialized_start=585
+  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE']._serialized_end=759
+  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE_RESULTSENTRY']._serialized_start=713
+  _globals['_PUSHTASKRESRESPONSE_RESULTSENTRY']._serialized_end=759
+  _globals['_RECONNECT']._serialized_start=761
+  _globals['_RECONNECT']._serialized_end=791
+  _globals['_FLEET']._serialized_start=794
+  _globals['_FLEET']._serialized_end=1184
 # @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.pyi b/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.pyi
index 39edb61ca0d7..e5c5b7366464 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.pyi
+++ b/src/py/flwr/proto/fleet_pb2.pyi
@@ -57,14 +57,17 @@ class PingRequest(google.protobuf.message.Message):
     """Ping messages"""
     DESCRIPTOR: google.protobuf.descriptor.Descriptor
     NODE_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
+    PING_INTERVAL_FIELD_NUMBER: builtins.int
     @property
     def node(self) -> flwr.proto.node_pb2.Node: ...
+    ping_interval: builtins.float
     def __init__(self,
         *,
         node: typing.Optional[flwr.proto.node_pb2.Node] = ...,
+        ping_interval: builtins.float = ...,
         ) -> None: ...
     def HasField(self, field_name: typing_extensions.Literal["node",b"node"]) -> builtins.bool: ...
-    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing_extensions.Literal["node",b"node"]) -> None: ...
+    def ClearField(self, field_name: typing_extensions.Literal["node",b"node","ping_interval",b"ping_interval"]) -> None: ...
 global___PingRequest = PingRequest
 
 class PingResponse(google.protobuf.message.Message):