diff --git a/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionImpl.java b/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionImpl.java
index a2ef4f619821..9ee86bffbdbd 100644
--- a/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/internal/session/SessionImpl.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class SessionImpl implements Session, VRpcSessionApi {
   private VRpcResult currentCancel = null;
 
   private SessionParametersResponse sessionParameters = DEFAULT_SESSION_PARAMS;
-  private Duration heartbeatInterval =
+  private volatile Duration heartbeatInterval =
       Duration.ofMillis(Durations.toMillis(sessionParameters.getKeepAlive()));
 
   private volatile Instant nextHeartbeat;