diff --git a/woocommerce/api.py b/woocommerce/api.py
index a97c901..fc6cf04 100644
--- a/woocommerce/api.py
+++ b/woocommerce/api.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ def __request(self, method, endpoint, data, params=None, **kwargs):
         auth = None
         headers = {
             "user-agent": f"{self.user_agent}",
-            "accept": "application/json"
+            "accept": "application/json",
+            "Connection":"close"
         }
 
         if self.is_ssl is True and self.query_string_auth is False: