diff --git a/pytest_selenium/drivers/browserstack.py b/pytest_selenium/drivers/browserstack.py
index 1c89964..bd050b6 100644
--- a/pytest_selenium/drivers/browserstack.py
+++ b/pytest_selenium/drivers/browserstack.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def auth(self):
 
     @property
     def executor(self):
-        return "https://hub.browserstack.com/wd/hub"
+        return "https://hub-cloud.browserstack.com/wd/hub"
 
     @property
     def username(self):
@@ -102,5 +102,6 @@ def driver_kwargs(request, test, capabilities, **kwargs):
     kwargs = {
         "command_executor": provider.executor,
         "desired_capabilities": capabilities,
+        "keep_alive": True
     }
     return kwargs