diff --git a/src/node/BrowserFetcher.ts b/src/node/BrowserFetcher.ts
index 01140df4c487b..a3d18bebca5d5 100644
--- a/src/node/BrowserFetcher.ts
+++ b/src/node/BrowserFetcher.ts
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ function httpRequest(
   let options: Options = {
     ...urlParsed,
     method,
+    headers: {
+      'Connection': 'keep-alive'
+    }
   };
 
   const proxyURL = getProxyForUrl(url);