diff --git a/node_modules/c9/rest_client.js b/node_modules/c9/rest_client.js
index 0ff3db0c..d8910d20 100644
--- a/node_modules/c9/rest_client.js
+++ b/node_modules/c9/rest_client.js
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ function RestClient(host, port, config) {
             options.auth = config.username + ":" + config.password;
 
         var req = proto.request(options, onResponse(done, options, body));
+        
+        /** Keep requests alive for long running requests **/
+        req.setSocketKeepAlive(true);
 
         req.on("error", function(e) {
             log("ERROR %s %s://%s:%s%s %s",