diff --git a/gunicorn.conf.py b/gunicorn.conf.py
index f908c3a68..c20e84407 100644
--- a/gunicorn.conf.py
+++ b/gunicorn.conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # connections is always initiated by the router and not gunicorn, to prevent a race condition
 # if the router sends a request to the app just as gunicorn is closing the connection:
 # https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/http-routing#keepalives
-keepalive = 100
+keepalive = 95
 
 # Enable logging of incoming requests to stdout.
 accesslog = "-"