diff --git a/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go b/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go
index b95f606c..78845c09 100644
--- a/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go
+++ b/rpc/lib/server/handlers.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ const (
 	writeChanCapacity   = 1000
 	wsWriteWait         = 30 * time.Second // each write times out after this.
 	defaultWSPongWait   = 30 * time.Second
-	defaultWSPingPeriod = 10 * time.Second
+	defaultWSPingPeriod = (defaultWSPongWait * 9) / 10
 )
 
 // a single websocket connection
diff --git a/rpc/lib/test/integration_test.sh b/rpc/lib/test/integration_test.sh
index ca15440c..7c23be7d 100755
--- a/rpc/lib/test/integration_test.sh
+++ b/rpc/lib/test/integration_test.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
 # Change into that dir because we expect that.
 pushd "$DIR"
 
-echo "==> Installing deps"
-go get -v
-
 echo "==> Building the server"
 go build -o rpcserver main.go