# GrainTimerCreationOptions.KeepAlive

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core.abstractions/orleans.runtime.graintimercreationoptions/) | [Properties](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core.abstractions/orleans.runtime.graintimercreationoptions/properties/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Core.Abstractions/Timers/GrainTimerCreationOptions.cs)

```csharp
public bool KeepAlive
```

Gets a value indicating whether callbacks scheduled by this timer should extend the lifetime of the grain activation. Defaults to `false`.