diff --git a/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts b/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts
index a79459db79a..e67fcb566d7 100644
--- a/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export function useWebSocket<Data = any>(
 
   const resetHeartbeat = () => {
     clearTimeout(pongTimeoutWait)
+    pongTimeoutWait = undefined
   }
 
   const send = (data: string | ArrayBuffer | Blob, useBuffer = true) => {
@@ -269,6 +270,8 @@ export function useWebSocket<Data = any>(
     const { pause, resume } = useIntervalFn(
       () => {
         send(message, false)
+        if (pongTimeoutWait != null)
+          return
         pongTimeoutWait = setTimeout(() => {
           // auto-reconnect will be trigger with ws.onclose()
           close()