diff --git a/cmd/versitygw/main.go b/cmd/versitygw/main.go
index df2092c0..eec9f5b2 100644
--- a/cmd/versitygw/main.go
+++ b/cmd/versitygw/main.go
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ func runGateway(ctx context.Context, be backend.Backend) error {
 		ServerHeader:      "VERSITYGW",
 		BodyLimit:         int(blimit),
 		StreamRequestBody: true,
+		DisableKeepalive:  true,
 	})
 
 	var opts []s3api.Option