lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm | 1 +

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
index 77b178c07e6fea56cfe47c9b95a7358499f91088..104a2132ba6108b92b9a5764d46a2b820234a7ee 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/HTTP.pm
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ 	} elsif ($term && ($prot_persist || ($conn =~ /\bkeep-alive\b/i))) {
 		$alive = 1;
 		$h .= "Connection: keep-alive\r\n";
 	} else {
+		$alive = 0;
 		$h .= "Connection: close\r\n";
 	}
 	$h .= 'Date: ' . http_date() . "\r\n\r\n";