diff --git a/pyircbot/irccore.py b/pyircbot/irccore.py
index 43644e7..3648541 100644
--- a/pyircbot/irccore.py
+++ b/pyircbot/irccore.py
@@ -134,11 +134,10 @@ class IRCCore(object):
             self.fire_hook(command, args=args, prefix=prefix, trailing=trailing)
 
     def sendRaw(self, data):
-        self.log.warning(">>> {}".format(repr(data)))
+        self.log.debug(">>> {}".format(repr(data)))
+        self.fire_hook('_SEND', args=None, prefix=None, trailing=None)
         self.writer.write((data + "\r\n").encode("UTF-8"))
 
-
-
     " Module related code "
     def initHooks(self):
         """Defines hooks that modules can listen for events of"""
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@ class IRCCore(object):
             '_CONNECT',
             '_DISCONNECT',
             '_RECV',
+            '_SEND',
             'NOTICE',
             'MODE',
             'PING',
diff --git a/pyircbot/modules/PingResponder.py b/pyircbot/modules/PingResponder.py
index 251f632..97138bb 100755
--- a/pyircbot/modules/PingResponder.py
+++ b/pyircbot/modules/PingResponder.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class PingResponder(ModuleBase):
         self.timer = PingRespondTimer(self)
         self.hooks = [
             ModuleHook("PING", self.pingrespond),
-            ModuleHook("_RECV", self.resettimer)
+            ModuleHook("_RECV", self.resettimer),
+            ModuleHook("_SEND", self.resettimer)
         ]
 
     def pingrespond(self, args, prefix, trailing):
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ class PingRespondTimer(Thread):
     def run(self):
         while self.alive:
             sleep(5)
-            if time() - self.lastping > 300:  # TODO: configurable timeout
-                self.master.log.info("No pings in %s seconds. Reconnecting" % str(time() - self.lastping))
+            if time() - self.lastping > self.config.get("activity_timeout", 300):
+                self.master.log.info("No activity in %s seconds. Reconnecting" % str(time() - self.lastping))
                 self.master.bot.disconnect("Reconnecting...")
                 self.reset()