diff --git a/src/components/Typewriter.tsx b/src/components/Typewriter.tsx
index 49b0818..9efe76b 100644
--- a/src/components/Typewriter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Typewriter.tsx
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ export function Typewriter(props: {
           if (typeof keepAlive === "number") {
             const keepAliveInterval = setInterval(() => {
               setKeepAliveCountdown((prev) => {
-                if (prev <= 1) {
+                if (prev <= 1000) {
                   clearInterval(keepAliveInterval);
                   return 0;
                 }
-                return prev - 1;
+                return prev - 1000;
               });
             }, 1000);
           }
diff --git a/src/routes/index.tsx b/src/routes/index.tsx
index 12831b7..235ba74 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Typewriter } from "~/components/Typewriter";
 
 export default function Home() {
   return (
-    <Typewriter speed={100} delay={1000}>
+    <Typewriter speed={100} delay={1000} keepAlive={2000}>
       <main class="text-center mx-auto text-subtext0 p-4">
         {/* fill in a ipsum lorem */}
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