diff --git a/database/user.go b/database/user.go
index cd43acc..8a73dc7 100644
--- a/database/user.go
+++ b/database/user.go
@@ -165,3 +165,9 @@ func (user *User) Update() {
 		user.log.Warnfln("Failed to update %s: %v", user.MXID, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func (user *User) GetLastAppStateKeyID() ([]byte, error) {
+	var keyID []byte
+	err := user.db.QueryRow("SELECT key_id FROM whatsmeow_app_state_sync_keys ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 1").Scan(&keyID)
+	return keyID, err
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 12f70d8..7f3a7e7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.12.2-0.20220514081015-5d584e2717ef
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.14.1
-	go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20220515110043-a0a87653cff0
+	go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20220516080154-a168fde5a9de
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20220413100746-70e8d0d3baa9
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220513224357-95641704303c
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 89b198c..6651b20 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.12 h1:6hffw6vALvEDqJ19dOJvJKOoAOKe4NDaTqvd2sktGN0=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.12/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 go.mau.fi/libsignal v0.0.0-20220425070825-c40c839ee6a0 h1:3IQF2bgAyibdo77hTejwuJe4jlypj9QaE4xCQuxrThM=
 go.mau.fi/libsignal v0.0.0-20220425070825-c40c839ee6a0/go.mod h1:kBOXTvYyDG/q1Ihgvd4J6WenGPh7wtEGvPKF6vmf5ak=
-go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20220515110043-a0a87653cff0 h1:VtmnDmyjGRaKP6i8cjvn8rHq+qolMdToXNQMEEtheM0=
-go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20220515110043-a0a87653cff0/go.mod h1:iUBgOLNaqShLrR17u0kIiRptIGFH+nbT1tRhaWBEX/c=
+go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20220516080154-a168fde5a9de h1:656AnW7jfFOU42e3py0beh5rj5/Ikg7sxmyQBLiSJGA=
+go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20220516080154-a168fde5a9de/go.mod h1:iUBgOLNaqShLrR17u0kIiRptIGFH+nbT1tRhaWBEX/c=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220411220226-7b82a4e95df4/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220513210258-46612604a0f9 h1:NUzdAbFtCJSXU20AOXgeqaUwg8Ypg4MPYmL+d+rsB5c=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220513210258-46612604a0f9/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index b67886d..51ee1d0 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -506,15 +506,29 @@ const PhoneDisconnectPingTime = 10 * 24 * time.Hour
 const PhoneMinPingInterval = 24 * time.Hour
 
 func (user *User) sendHackyPhonePing() {
-	msgID := whatsmeow.GenerateMessageID()
 	user.PhoneLastPinged = time.Now()
+	msgID := whatsmeow.GenerateMessageID()
+	keyIDs := make([]*waProto.AppStateSyncKeyId, 0, 1)
+	lastKeyID, err := user.GetLastAppStateKeyID()
+	if lastKeyID != nil {
+		keyIDs = append(keyIDs, &waProto.AppStateSyncKeyId{
+			KeyId: lastKeyID,
+		})
+	} else {
+		user.log.Warnfln("Failed to get last app state key ID to send hacky phone ping: %v - sending empty request", err)
+	}
 	ts, err := user.Client.SendMessage(user.JID.ToNonAD(), msgID, &waProto.Message{
-		ProtocolMessage: &waProto.ProtocolMessage{},
+		ProtocolMessage: &waProto.ProtocolMessage{
+			Type: waProto.ProtocolMessage_APP_STATE_SYNC_KEY_REQUEST.Enum(),
+			AppStateSyncKeyRequest: &waProto.AppStateSyncKeyRequest{
+				KeyIds: keyIDs,
+			},
+		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		user.log.Warnfln("Failed to send hacky phone ping: %v", err)
 	} else {
-		user.log.Debugfln("Sent hacky phone ping %s/%s because phone has been offline for >10 days", msgID, ts)
+		user.log.Debugfln("Sent hacky phone ping %s/%s because phone has been offline for >10 days", msgID, ts.Unix())
 		user.PhoneLastPinged = ts
 		user.Update()
 	}