diff --git a/Node-DC-EIS-client/node_dc_eis_testurls.py b/Node-DC-EIS-client/node_dc_eis_testurls.py
index bf6158f..36c759b 100644
--- a/Node-DC-EIS-client/node_dc_eis_testurls.py
+++ b/Node-DC-EIS-client/node_dc_eis_testurls.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def get_url(url, url_type, request_num, log, phase, accept_header):
 Host: {}
 User-Agent: runspec/0.9
 Accept: {}
+Connection: close
 
 '''.format(req_path, urlo.netloc, accept_header)