diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 22b8b2a13260..1abfa3f86afe 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
 					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 				},
+				DisableKeepAlives: true,
 			}
 		}
 	}