diff --git a/python-ecosys/urequests/urequests.py b/python-ecosys/urequests/urequests.py
index 1dc379bc..4aa2935c 100644
--- a/python-ecosys/urequests/urequests.py
+++ b/python-ecosys/urequests/urequests.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def request(method, url, data=None, json=None, headers={}, stream=None, parse_he
             s.write(b"Content-Type: application/json\r\n")
         if data:
             s.write(b"Content-Length: %d\r\n" % len(data))
-        s.write(b"\r\n")
+        s.write(b"Connection: close\r\n\r\n")
         if data:
             s.write(data)