diff --git a/cmk/base/modes/check_mk.py b/cmk/base/modes/check_mk.py
index 97202b2fbb0..0404333163e 100644
--- a/cmk/base/modes/check_mk.py
+++ b/cmk/base/modes/check_mk.py
@@ -2307,6 +2307,7 @@ def __call__(
         dry_run: bool,
         perfdata_format: Literal["pnp", "standard"],
         show_perfdata: bool,
+        keepalive: bool,
     ) -> Submitter: ...
 
 
@@ -2431,6 +2432,7 @@ def mode_check(
                     host_name=hostname,
                     perfdata_format=("pnp" if config.perfdata_format == "pnp" else "standard"),
                     show_perfdata=options.get("perfdata", False),
+                    keepalive=keepalive,
                 ),
                 exit_spec=config_cache.exit_code_spec(hostname),
             )
diff --git a/cmk/checkengine/submitters.py b/cmk/checkengine/submitters.py
index 96b0b38b8a8..f8fdb4dcf38 100644
--- a/cmk/checkengine/submitters.py
+++ b/cmk/checkengine/submitters.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def get_submitter(
     dry_run: bool,
     perfdata_format: Literal["pnp", "standard"],
     show_perfdata: bool,
+    keepalive: bool,
 ) -> Submitter:
     """Enterprise should use `cmk.base.cee.keepalive.submitters`."""
     if dry_run: