diff --git a/agents/kamagent.go b/agents/kamagent.go
index 8659ba76d..2ee041a78 100644
--- a/agents/kamagent.go
+++ b/agents/kamagent.go
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ func (self *KamailioAgent) Connect() (err error) {
 	errChan := make(chan error)
 	for connIdx, connCfg := range self.cfg.EvapiConns {
 		logger := log.New(utils.Logger, "kamevapi:", 2)
-		if self.conns[connIdx], err = kamevapi.NewKamEvapi(connCfg.Address, connIdx, connCfg.Reconnects, eventHandlers, logger); err != nil {
+		var maxReconnectInterval time.Duration
+		if maxReconnectInterval, err = utils.ParseDurationWithNanosecs(connCfg.MaxReconnectInterval); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if self.conns[connIdx], err = kamevapi.NewKamEvapi(connCfg.Address, connIdx, connCfg.Reconnects, maxReconnectInterval,
+			eventHandlers, logger); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		utils.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("<%s> successfully connected to Kamailio at: <%s>", utils.KamailioAgent, connCfg.Address))