diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
index dd6eee2a1..3f54f4442 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ public final class httpdProxyHandler extends httpdAbstractHandler implements htt
          */
         
         headers.remove(httpHeader.CONNECTION);
+        headers.remove(httpHeader.KEEP_ALIVE);
         headers.remove(httpHeader.PROXY_CONNECTION);
         headers.remove(httpHeader.PROXY_AUTHENTICATE);
         headers.remove(httpHeader.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION);