diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
index 3ad891d11..d493a8b4a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
         adapter_opts =
           Keyword.get(options, :adapter, [])
           |> Keyword.put(:conn, conn)
+          |> Keyword.put(:close_conn, false)
 
         Keyword.put(options, :adapter, adapter_opts)
     end