diff --git a/bootstrap/bootstrap.go b/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
index 50d6d310b..4cc596d1e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
+++ b/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func startIngestion(
 		Uint64("missed-heights", blk.Height-latestCadenceHeight).
 		Msg("indexing cadence height information")
 
-	subscriber := ingestion.NewRPCSubscriber(client, cfg.FlowNetworkID, logger)
+	subscriber := ingestion.NewRPCSubscriber(client, cfg.HeartbeatInterval, cfg.FlowNetworkID, logger)
 	engine := ingestion.NewEventIngestionEngine(
 		subscriber,
 		blocks,
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 27e17ed29..dec30e5d1 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	FilterExpiry time.Duration
 	// ForceStartCadenceHeight will force set the starting Cadence height, this should be only used for testing or locally.
 	ForceStartCadenceHeight uint64
+	// HeartbeatInterval sets custom heartbeat interval for events
+	HeartbeatInterval uint64
 }
 
 func FromFlags() (*Config, error) {
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ func FromFlags() (*Config, error) {
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.CreateCOAResource, "coa-resource-create", false, "Auto-create the COA resource in the Flow COA account provided if one doesn't exist")
 	flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "debug", "Define verbosity of the log output ('debug', 'info', 'error')")
 	flag.Float64Var(&cfg.StreamLimit, "stream-limit", 10, "Rate-limits the events sent to the client within one second")
+	flag.Uint64Var(&cfg.HeartbeatInterval, "heartbeat-interval", 100, "Heartbeat interval for AN event subscription")
 	flag.IntVar(&streamTimeout, "stream-timeout", 3, "Defines the timeout in seconds the server waits for the event to be sent to the client")
 	flag.Uint64Var(&forceStartHeight, "force-start-height", 0, "Force set starting Cadence height. This should only be used locally or for testing, never in production.")
 	flag.StringVar(&filterExpiry, "filter-expiry", "5m", "Filter defines the time it takes for an idle filter to expire")
diff --git a/services/ingestion/subscriber.go b/services/ingestion/subscriber.go
index 48fb2d325..f0c1a2187 100644
--- a/services/ingestion/subscriber.go
+++ b/services/ingestion/subscriber.go
@@ -29,14 +29,25 @@ type EventSubscriber interface {
 var _ EventSubscriber = &RPCSubscriber{}
 
 type RPCSubscriber struct {
-	client *requester.CrossSporkClient
-	chain  flowGo.ChainID
-	logger zerolog.Logger
+	client            *requester.CrossSporkClient
+	chain             flowGo.ChainID
+	heartbeatInterval uint64
+	logger            zerolog.Logger
 }
 
-func NewRPCSubscriber(client *requester.CrossSporkClient, chainID flowGo.ChainID, logger zerolog.Logger) *RPCSubscriber {
+func NewRPCSubscriber(
+	client *requester.CrossSporkClient,
+	heartbeatInterval uint64,
+	chainID flowGo.ChainID,
+	logger zerolog.Logger,
+) *RPCSubscriber {
 	logger = logger.With().Str("component", "subscriber").Logger()
-	return &RPCSubscriber{client: client, chain: chainID, logger: logger}
+	return &RPCSubscriber{
+		client:            client,
+		heartbeatInterval: heartbeatInterval,
+		chain:             chainID,
+		logger:            logger,
+	}
 }
 
 // Subscribe will retrieve all the events from the provided height. If the height is from previous
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ func (r *RPCSubscriber) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, height uint64) <-chan mod
 			Msg("backfilling done, subscribe for live data")
 
 		// subscribe in the current spork, handling of context cancellation is done by the producer
-		for ev := range r.subscribe(ctx, height) {
+		for ev := range r.subscribe(ctx, height, access.WithHeartbeatInterval(r.heartbeatInterval)) {
 			events <- ev
 		}
 
diff --git a/services/ingestion/subscriber_test.go b/services/ingestion/subscriber_test.go
index d944bcea3..4be9d0dd5 100644
--- a/services/ingestion/subscriber_test.go
+++ b/services/ingestion/subscriber_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func Test_Subscribing(t *testing.T) {
 	client, err := requester.NewCrossSporkClient(currentClient, sporkClients, zerolog.Nop())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	subscriber := NewRPCSubscriber(client, flowGo.Emulator, zerolog.Nop())
+	subscriber := NewRPCSubscriber(client, 100, flowGo.Emulator, zerolog.Nop())
 
 	events := subscriber.Subscribe(context.Background(), 1)