diff --git a/scheme/httpd/core.scm b/scheme/httpd/core.scm
index 78c8cf8..cc193a7 100644
--- a/scheme/httpd/core.scm
+++ b/scheme/httpd/core.scm
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@
   (send-http-header-fields
    (list (cons 'server (string-append "Scheme Untergrund " sunet-version-identifier))
 	 (cons 'content-type (response-mime response))
-	 (cons 'date (rfc822-time->string (response-seconds response))))
+	 (cons 'date (rfc822-time->string (response-seconds response)))
+	 (cons 'connection "close"))
    port)
   (send-http-header-fields (response-extras response) port)