diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index 1804a383a..110452926 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ class Api:
 
     def launch(self, server_name, port):
         self.app.include_router(self.router)
-        uvicorn.run(self.app, host=server_name, port=port, timeout_keep_alive=0)
+        uvicorn.run(self.app, host=server_name, port=port, timeout_keep_alive=shared.cmd_opts.timeout_keep_alive)
 
     def kill_webui(self):
         restart.stop_program()
@@ -732,3 +732,4 @@ class Api:
     def stop_webui(request):
         shared.state.server_command = "stop"
         return Response("Stopping.")
+
diff --git a/modules/cmd_args.py b/modules/cmd_args.py
index 278a605eb..ae78f469e 100644
--- a/modules/cmd_args.py
+++ b/modules/cmd_args.py
@@ -106,4 +106,6 @@ parser.add_argument("--skip-version-check", action='store_true', help="Do not ch
 parser.add_argument("--no-hashing", action='store_true', help="disable sha256 hashing of checkpoints to help loading performance", default=False)
 parser.add_argument("--no-download-sd-model", action='store_true', help="don't download SD1.5 model even if no model is found in --ckpt-dir", default=False)
 parser.add_argument('--subpath', type=str, help='customize the subpath for gradio, use with reverse proxy')
+parser.add_argument('--add-stop-route', action='store_true', help='add /_stop route to stop server')
 parser.add_argument('--api-server-stop', action='store_true', help='enable server stop/restart/kill via api')
+parser.add_argument('--timeout-keep-alive', type=int, default=30, help='set timeout_keep_alive for uvicorn')