diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index ca5b2974..70dca448 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import asyncio
+from functools import partial
 from inspect import isawaitable
 from signal import SIGINT, SIGTERM
+from time import time
 
 import httptools
 
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ class Signal:
     stopped = False
 
 
+current_time = None
+
+
 class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
     __slots__ = (
         # event loop, connection
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         # request config
         'request_handler', 'request_timeout', 'request_max_size',
         # connection management
-        '_total_request_size', '_timeout_handler')
+        '_total_request_size', '_timeout_handler', '_last_communication_time')
 
     def __init__(self, *, loop, request_handler, signal=Signal(),
                  connections={}, request_timeout=60,
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         self.request_max_size = request_max_size
         self._total_request_size = 0
         self._timeout_handler = None
+        self._last_request_time = None
 
     # -------------------------------------------- #
     # Connection
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         self._timeout_handler = self.loop.call_later(
             self.request_timeout, self.connection_timeout)
         self.transport = transport
+        self._last_request_time = current_time
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
         del self.connections[self]
@@ -61,7 +68,14 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         self.cleanup()
 
     def connection_timeout(self):
-        self.bail_out("Request timed out, connection closed")
+        # Check if
+        time_elapsed = current_time - self._last_request_time
+        if time_elapsed < self.request_timeout:
+            time_left = self.request_timeout - time_elapsed
+            self._timeout_handler = \
+                self.loop.call_later(time_left, self.connection_timeout)
+        else:
+            self.bail_out("Request timed out, connection closed")
 
     # -------------------------------------------- #
     # Parsing
@@ -131,13 +145,15 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
             if not keep_alive:
                 self.transport.close()
             else:
+                # Record that we received data
+                self._last_request_time = current_time
                 self.cleanup()
         except Exception as e:
             self.bail_out(
                 "Writing request failed, connection closed {}".format(e))
 
     def bail_out(self, message):
-        log.error(message)
+        log.debug(message)
         self.transport.close()
 
     def cleanup(self):
@@ -158,6 +174,18 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         return False
 
 
+def update_current_time(loop):
+    """
+    Caches the current time, since it is needed
+    at the end of every keep-alive request to update the request timeout time
+    :param loop:
+    :return:
+    """
+    global current_time
+    current_time = time()
+    loop.call_later(1, partial(update_current_time, loop))
+
+
 def trigger_events(events, loop):
     """
     :param events: one or more sync or async functions to execute
@@ -212,6 +240,10 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, before_start=None, after_start=None,
         request_max_size=request_max_size,
     ), host, port, reuse_port=reuse_port, sock=sock)
 
+    # Instead of pulling time at the end of every request,
+    # pull it once per minute
+    loop.call_soon(partial(update_current_time, loop))
+
     try:
         http_server = loop.run_until_complete(server_coroutine)
     except Exception: