diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 2feb5cf..73d8b1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import fs from 'fs/promises'
 // Connection constants
 export const REASON_AUTH_NEEDED = 'authentication-needed'
 export const REASON_TRANSPORT_FALLBACK = 'falling-back-to-alternate-transport'
-export const PING_INTERVAL_DEFAULT = 30000
+export const PING_INTERVAL_DEFAULT = 30 // seconds
 
 // Transport strategy types
 export type TransportStrategy = 'sse-only' | 'http-only' | 'sse-first' | 'http-first'
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function setupPing(transport: Transport, config: PingConfig): () => void
   let pingTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null
   let lastPingId = 0
 
-  const interval = config.interval * 1000 // convert ms to s
+  const interval = config.interval * 1000 // convert s to ms
   const pingInterval = setInterval(async () => {
     const pingId = ++lastPingId
     try {
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export function setupPing(transport: Transport, config: PingConfig): () => void
     }
   }, interval)
 
+  log(`Automatic ping enabled with ${config.interval} second interval`)
   return () => {
     if (pingTimeout) {
       clearTimeout(pingTimeout)
diff --git a/src/proxy.ts b/src/proxy.ts
index 199da09..f75023a 100644
--- a/src/proxy.ts
+++ b/src/proxy.ts
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ async function runProxy(
     // Start the local STDIO server
     await localTransport.start()
     log('Local STDIO server running')
-    if (pingConfig.enabled) {
-      log(`Automatic ping enabled with ${pingConfig.interval} second interval`)
-    }
     log(`Proxy established successfully between local STDIO and remote ${remoteTransport.constructor.name}`)
     log('Press Ctrl+C to exit')