diff --git a/a8/strutils.cc b/a8/strutils.cc
index 16ddd95..ffe3f86 100644
--- a/a8/strutils.cc
+++ b/a8/strutils.cc
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ namespace a8
     {
         std::string response = a8::Format(
                                           "HTTP/1.1 %d OK\r\n"
+                                          "Connection: close\r\n"
                                           "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n"
                                           "Content-Length: %d\r\n\r\n%s",
                                           {