diff --git a/services/blockchain-connector/shared/sdk/client.js b/services/blockchain-connector/shared/sdk/client.js
index ff56665441..80589739d3 100644
--- a/services/blockchain-connector/shared/sdk/client.js
+++ b/services/blockchain-connector/shared/sdk/client.js
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ const pingListener = apiClient => {
 	clearTimeout(apiClient.pingTimeout);
 
 	apiClient.pingTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-		// Do not reset if the ping was delayed and just received
-		const timeSinceLastPing = now - apiClient.lastPingAt;
-		if (timeSinceLastPing) {
+		// Inside this callback, `now` refers to the time when the previous ping was received and this instance of timeout was set
+		const timeSinceLastPing = Date.now() - now;
+		if (timeSinceLastPing - WS_SERVER_PING_THRESHOLD > 0) {
 			logger.warn(
 				`No ping for client ${apiClient.poolIndex} from server in ${timeSinceLastPing}ms (last ping: ${apiClient.lastPingAt}).`,
 			);