diff --git a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
index e83e293a..04f50e6f 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace client
 	}
 
 	template<typename Section>
-	void ClientContext::ReadI2CPOptions (const Section& section, std::map<std::string, std::string>& options) const
+	void ClientContext::ReadI2CPOptions (const Section& section, bool isServer, std::map<std::string, std::string>& options) const
 	{
 		options[I2CP_PARAM_INBOUND_TUNNEL_LENGTH] = GetI2CPOption (section, I2CP_PARAM_INBOUND_TUNNEL_LENGTH, DEFAULT_INBOUND_TUNNEL_LENGTH);
 		options[I2CP_PARAM_OUTBOUND_TUNNEL_LENGTH] = GetI2CPOption (section, I2CP_PARAM_OUTBOUND_TUNNEL_LENGTH, DEFAULT_OUTBOUND_TUNNEL_LENGTH);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ namespace client
 		options[I2CP_PARAM_MIN_TUNNEL_LATENCY] = GetI2CPOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_MIN_TUNNEL_LATENCY, DEFAULT_MIN_TUNNEL_LATENCY);
 		options[I2CP_PARAM_MAX_TUNNEL_LATENCY] = GetI2CPOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_MAX_TUNNEL_LATENCY, DEFAULT_MAX_TUNNEL_LATENCY);
 		options[I2CP_PARAM_STREAMING_INITIAL_ACK_DELAY] = GetI2CPOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_STREAMING_INITIAL_ACK_DELAY, DEFAULT_INITIAL_ACK_DELAY);
-		options[I2CP_PARAM_STREAMING_ANSWER_PINGS] = GetI2CPOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_STREAMING_ANSWER_PINGS, DEFAULT_ANSWER_PINGS);
+		options[I2CP_PARAM_STREAMING_ANSWER_PINGS] = GetI2CPOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_STREAMING_ANSWER_PINGS, isServer ? DEFAULT_ANSWER_PINGS : false);
 		options[I2CP_PARAM_LEASESET_TYPE] = GetI2CPOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_LEASESET_TYPE, DEFAULT_LEASESET_TYPE);
 		std::string encType = GetI2CPStringOption(section, I2CP_PARAM_LEASESET_ENCRYPTION_TYPE, "");
 		if (encType.length () > 0) options[I2CP_PARAM_LEASESET_ENCRYPTION_TYPE] = encType;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ namespace client
 					i2p::data::CryptoKeyType cryptoType = section.second.get (I2P_CLIENT_TUNNEL_CRYPTO_TYPE, i2p::data::CRYPTO_KEY_TYPE_ELGAMAL);
 					// I2CP
 					std::map<std::string, std::string> options;
-					ReadI2CPOptions (section, options);
+					ReadI2CPOptions (section, false, options);
 
 					std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> localDestination = nullptr;
 					if (keys.length () > 0)
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ namespace client
 
 					// I2CP
 					std::map<std::string, std::string> options;
-					ReadI2CPOptions (section, options);
+					ReadI2CPOptions (section, true, options);
 
 					std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> localDestination = nullptr;
 					auto it = destinations.find (keys);
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h
index 05b754fe..076aaa5f 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h
+++ b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace client
 			template<typename Section>
 			void ReadI2CPOptionsGroup (const Section& section, const std::string& group,  std::map<std::string, std::string>& options) const;
 			template<typename Section>
-			void ReadI2CPOptions (const Section& section, std::map<std::string, std::string>& options) const; // for tunnels
+			void ReadI2CPOptions (const Section& section, bool isServer, std::map<std::string, std::string>& options) const; // for tunnels
 			void ReadI2CPOptionsFromConfig (const std::string& prefix, std::map<std::string, std::string>& options) const; // for HTTP and SOCKS proxy
 
 			void CleanupUDP(const boost::system::error_code & ecode);