diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e0c9f95..479c57b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	// Init components
-	remoteClient := relay.NewRemoteClient(logger, &relay.RemoteClientCfg{Address: remoteAddress, AuthToken: authToken, Timeout: timeout})
+	remoteClient := relay.NewRemoteClient(logger, &relay.RemoteClientCfg{
+		Address:             remoteAddress,
+		AuthToken:           authToken,
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxIdleConnsPerHost: numWorkers,
+	})
 	// TODO(eh-am): a find a better default for num of workers
 	queue := relay.NewRemoteQueue(logger, &relay.RemoteQueueCfg{NumWorkers: numWorkers}, remoteClient)
 	ctrl := relay.NewController(logger, queue)
diff --git a/relay/client.go b/relay/client.go
index 48a2e3d..c883dbc 100644
--- a/relay/client.go
+++ b/relay/client.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ var (
 
 type RemoteClientCfg struct {
 	// Address refers to the remote address the request will be made to
-	Address   string
-	AuthToken string
-	Timeout   time.Duration
+	Address             string
+	AuthToken           string
+	Timeout             time.Duration
+	MaxIdleConnsPerHost int
 }
 
 type RemoteClient struct {
@@ -34,12 +35,17 @@ func NewRemoteClient(log *logrus.Entry, config *RemoteClientCfg) *RemoteClient {
 	if timeout == 0 {
 		timeout = time.Second * 10
 	}
-
+	if config.MaxIdleConnsPerHost == 0 {
+		config.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = 5
+	}
 	return &RemoteClient{
 		log:    log,
 		config: config,
 		client: &http.Client{
 			Timeout: timeout,
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				MaxIdleConnsPerHost: config.MaxIdleConnsPerHost,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }