diff --git a/lib/philomena/http.ex b/lib/philomena/http.ex
index 8ae9e704..b4b5f135 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/http.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/http.ex
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ defmodule Philomena.Http do
   defp add_host(headers, url) do
     %{host: host} = URI.parse(url)
 
-    Keyword.merge(["Host": host], headers)
+    Keyword.merge(["Host": host, "Connection": "close"], headers)
   end
 
   defp proxy_host do
     Application.get_env(:philomena, :proxy_host)
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end