diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-client-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/clienthelper/commands/RemoteCommand.java b/asterixdb/asterix-client-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/clienthelper/commands/RemoteCommand.java
index e7b6be3..6a16761 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-client-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/clienthelper/commands/RemoteCommand.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-client-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/clienthelper/commands/RemoteCommand.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         conn.setConnectTimeout(timeoutMillis);
         conn.setReadTimeout(timeoutMillis);
         conn.setRequestMethod(method.name());
+        conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "close");
         return conn;
     }
 }