diff --git a/libssh/channels.c b/libssh/channels.c
index 11ce9e29..a0355796 100644
--- a/libssh/channels.c
+++ b/libssh/channels.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static void channel_rcv_request(ssh_session session) {
   if(strcmp(request,"keepalive@openssh.com")==0){
     SAFE_FREE(request);
     ssh_log(session, SSH_LOG_PROTOCOL,"Responding to Openssh's keepalive");
-    buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESS);
+    buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_FAILURE);
     buffer_add_u32(session->out_buffer, htonl(channel->remote_channel));
     packet_send(session);
     leave_function();