diff --git a/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx b/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
index 18779a5..fdcf984 100644
--- a/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/VNCSConnectionST.cxx
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ VNCSConnectionST::VNCSConnectionST(VNCServerST* server_, network::Socket *s,
   setSocketTimeouts();
   lastEventTime = time(0);
   gettimeofday(&lastRealUpdate, NULL);
+  gettimeofday(&lastClipboardOp, NULL);
+  gettimeofday(&lastKeyEvent, NULL);
 
   server->clients.push_front(this);
 }