diff --git a/envjs/platform/node.js b/envjs/platform/node.js
index 72b6834b..56d1f463 100644
--- a/envjs/platform/node.js
+++ b/envjs/platform/node.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Envjs.connection = function(xhr, responseHandler, data){
 			urlparts.path+(urlparts.query?"?"+urlparts.query:''),
 			__extend__(xhr.headers,{
 				"Host": urlparts.hostname,
-				"Connection":"Keep-Alive"
+				//"Connection":"Keep-Alive"
 				//"Accept-Encoding", 'gzip'
 			})
 		);
diff --git a/src/platform/node-v8/xhr.js b/src/platform/node-v8/xhr.js
index 151177f9..907547a0 100644
--- a/src/platform/node-v8/xhr.js
+++ b/src/platform/node-v8/xhr.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Envjs.connection = function(xhr, responseHandler, data){
 			urlparts.path+(urlparts.query?"?"+urlparts.query:''),
 			__extend__(xhr.headers,{
 				"Host": urlparts.hostname,
-				"Connection":"Keep-Alive"
+				//"Connection":"Keep-Alive"
 				//"Accept-Encoding", 'gzip'
 			})
 		);