diff --git a/conf.go b/conf.go
index 1b14fabb..a39dfb17 100644
--- a/conf.go
+++ b/conf.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type conf struct {
 	PostScript        string        `yaml:"postScript"`
 	ReadTimeout       time.Duration `yaml:"readTimeout"`
 	WriteTimeout      time.Duration `yaml:"writeTimeout"`
+	StreamDeadAfter   time.Duration `yaml:"streamDeadAfter"`
 	AuthMethods       []string      `yaml:"authMethods"`
 	authMethodsParsed []gortsplib.AuthMethod
 	Pprof             bool                 `yaml:"pprof"`
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ func loadConf(fpath string, stdin io.Reader) (*conf, error) {
 	if conf.WriteTimeout == 0 {
 		conf.WriteTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 	}
+	if conf.StreamDeadAfter == 0 {
+		conf.StreamDeadAfter = 15 * time.Second
+	}
 
 	if len(conf.AuthMethods) == 0 {
 		conf.AuthMethods = []string{"basic", "digest"}
diff --git a/conf.yml b/conf.yml
index 2fbcb123..0d7b4032 100644
--- a/conf.yml
+++ b/conf.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ postScript:
 readTimeout: 5s
 # timeout of write operations
 writeTimeout: 5s
+# time after which a stream is considered dead
+streamDeadAfter: 15s
 # supported authentication methods
 authMethods: [basic, digest]
 # enable pprof on port 9999 to monitor performance
diff --git a/server-client.go b/server-client.go
index 6bc70aaf..1feb945b 100644
--- a/server-client.go
+++ b/server-client.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	_CLIENT_CHECK_STREAM_INTERVAL    = 5 * time.Second
-	_CLIENT_STREAM_DEAD_AFTER        = 15 * time.Second
 	_CLIENT_RECEIVER_REPORT_INTERVAL = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ func (c *serverClient) runRecord() bool {
 
 			case <-checkStreamTicker.C:
 				for trackId := range c.streamTracks {
-					if time.Since(c.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= _CLIENT_STREAM_DEAD_AFTER {
+					if time.Since(c.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= c.p.conf.StreamDeadAfter {
 						c.log("ERR: stream is dead")
 						c.conn.NetConn().Close()
 						<-readDone
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ func (c *serverClient) runRecord() bool {
 
 			case <-checkStreamTicker.C:
 				for trackId := range c.streamTracks {
-					if time.Since(c.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= _CLIENT_STREAM_DEAD_AFTER {
+					if time.Since(c.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= c.p.conf.StreamDeadAfter {
 						c.log("ERR: stream is dead")
 						c.conn.NetConn().Close()
 						<-readDone
diff --git a/streamer.go b/streamer.go
index 90c1b457..8c611887 100644
--- a/streamer.go
+++ b/streamer.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 const (
 	_STREAMER_RETRY_INTERVAL           = 5 * time.Second
 	_STREAMER_CHECK_STREAM_INTERVAL    = 5 * time.Second
-	_STREAMER_STREAM_DEAD_AFTER        = 15 * time.Second
 	_STREAMER_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL       = 60 * time.Second
 	_STREAMER_RECEIVER_REPORT_INTERVAL = 10 * time.Second
 )
@@ -431,7 +430,7 @@ outer:
 
 		case <-checkStreamTicker.C:
 			for trackId := range s.clientSdpParsed.Medias {
-				if time.Since(s.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= _STREAMER_STREAM_DEAD_AFTER {
+				if time.Since(s.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= s.p.conf.StreamDeadAfter {
 					s.log("ERR: stream is dead")
 					ret = true
 					break outer
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ outer2:
 
 		case <-checkStreamTicker.C:
 			for trackId := range s.clientSdpParsed.Medias {
-				if time.Since(s.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= _STREAMER_STREAM_DEAD_AFTER {
+				if time.Since(s.rtcpReceivers[trackId].lastFrameTime()) >= s.p.conf.StreamDeadAfter {
 					s.log("ERR: stream is dead")
 					ret = true
 					break outer2