diff --git a/kamailio/websockets-role.cfg b/kamailio/websockets-role.cfg
index 0dcc48b..83c337e 100644
--- a/kamailio/websockets-role.cfg
+++ b/kamailio/websockets-role.cfg
@@ -12,18 +12,26 @@ loadmodule "nathelper.so"
 #!endif
 
 ######## Generic Hash Table container in shared memory ########
-modparam("htable", "htable", "websockets=>size=16;autoexpire=7200;initval=0")
+modparam("htable", "htable", "websockets=>size=16;initval=0")
 
 ######## Basic HTTP request handling ########
 loadmodule "xhttp.so"
 
+
+#!trydef WS_KEEPALIVE_MECHANISM 1
+#!trydef WS_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT 30
+#!trydef WS_KEEPALIVE_PROCESSES 3
+#!trydef WS_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL 1
+#!trydef WS_KEEPALIVE_DATA "Kazoo encourages you to keep alive"
+#!trydef WS_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP 50
+
 ######## Websocket module ########
 loadmodule "websocket.so"
-modparam("websocket", "keepalive_mechanism", 0)
-modparam("websocket", "keepalive_timeout", 30)
-modparam("websocket", "keepalive_processes", 1)
-modparam("websocket", "keepalive_interval", 1)
-modparam("websocket", "ping_application_data", "Kazoo encourages you to keep alive")
+modparam("websocket", "keepalive_mechanism", WS_KEEPALIVE_MECHANISM)
+modparam("websocket", "keepalive_timeout", WS_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT)
+modparam("websocket", "keepalive_processes", WS_KEEPALIVE_PROCESSES)
+modparam("websocket", "keepalive_interval", WS_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL)
+modparam("websocket", "ping_application_data", WS_KEEPALIVE_DATA)
 modparam("websocket", "sub_protocols", 1)
 
 ####### Websocket Logic ########
@@ -86,15 +94,15 @@ event_route[xhttp:request]
     }
     #!endif
 
-    if($sht(websockets=>$si::count) > 50) {
-        xlog("L_WARN", "websocket|log|$si:$sp is at the maximum allowable sockets per IP, rejecting request for another websocket\n");
+    if($sht(websockets=>$si::count) > WS_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP) {
+        xlog("L_WARN", "websocket|log|$si:$sp is at the maximum $def(WS_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP) allowable sockets per IP, rejecting request for another websocket\n");
         xhttp_reply("403", "Forbidden", "", "");
         exit;
     }
 
     if (ws_handle_handshake()) {
-        $var(shtinc) = $shtinc(websockets=>$si::count);
-        xlog("L_INFO", "websocket|log|opened websocket $var(count) of 50 for $si:$sp\n");
+        $var(count) = $shtinc(websockets=>$si::count);
+        xlog("L_INFO", "websocket|log|opened websocket $var(count) of $def(WS_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP) for $si:$sp\n");
         exit;
     }
 
@@ -103,10 +111,10 @@ event_route[xhttp:request]
 }
 
 event_route[websocket:closed] {
-    $var(shtdec) = $shtdec(websockets=>$si::count);
-    if ($sht(websockets=>$si::count) < 1) {
+    $var(count) = $shtdec(websockets=>$si::count);
+    if ($var(count) < 1) {
         xlog("L_INFO", "websocket|log|$si:$sp closed last websocket to that IP\n");
-        sht_rm_name_re("websockets=>$(si{re.subst,/\\./\\\\./g})::.*");
+        $sht(websockets=>$si::count) = $null;
     } else {
         xlog("L_INFO", "websocket|log|closed websocket from $si:$sp, $var(count) remaining from that IP\n");
     }