diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bdbac266..251d7cfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.18
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - name: Set up Go 1.19.6
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: 1.18
+        go-version: 1.19.6
       id: go
 
     - name: Install benchstat
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
     steps:
-    - name: Set up Go 1.18
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+    - name: Set up Go 1.19.6
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: 1.18
+        go-version: 1.19.6
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 8c9a1051..56b43f15 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
@@ -1202,6 +1203,7 @@ func (o *ovsdbClient) handleInactivityProbes() {
 	stopCh := o.stopCh
 	trafficSeen := o.trafficSeen
 	timer := time.NewTimer(o.options.inactivityTimeout)
+	var echoInProgress atomic.Bool
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-stopCh:
@@ -1212,8 +1214,14 @@ func (o *ovsdbClient) handleInactivityProbes() {
 				<-timer.C
 			}
 		case <-timer.C:
-			// Otherwise send an echo in a goroutine so that transactions don't block
+			// When echo request is already in the fly, ignore sending another
+			// echo message
+			if echoInProgress.Load() {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Send an echo in a goroutine so that transactions don't block
 			go func() {
+				echoInProgress.Store(true)
 				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), o.options.timeout)
 				err := o.Echo(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -1221,6 +1229,7 @@ func (o *ovsdbClient) handleInactivityProbes() {
 					o.Disconnect()
 				}
 				cancel()
+				echoInProgress.Store(false)
 			}()
 		}
 		timer.Reset(o.options.inactivityTimeout)
diff --git a/client/options.go b/client/options.go
index 81ccffe2..6f9b7b17 100644
--- a/client/options.go
+++ b/client/options.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ func WithReconnect(timeout time.Duration, backoff backoff.BackOff) Option {
 func WithInactivityCheck(inactivityTimeout, reconnectTimeout time.Duration,
 	reconnectBackoff backoff.BackOff) Option {
 	return func(o *options) error {
+		if reconnectTimeout >= inactivityTimeout {
+			return errors.New("inactivity timeout value should be greater than reconnect timeout value")
+		}
 		o.reconnect = true
 		o.timeout = reconnectTimeout
 		o.backoff = reconnectBackoff
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1fd49840..a9c12881 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ovn-org/libovsdb
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.1.3