--- a/plugins/mod_bosh.lua	Thu Nov 22 19:35:50 2012 +0000
+++ b/plugins/mod_bosh.lua	Thu Nov 22 19:37:30 2012 +0000
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 local consider_bosh_secure = module:get_option_boolean("consider_bosh_secure");
 
-local default_headers = { ["Content-Type"] = "text/xml; charset=utf-8" };
+local default_headers = { ["Content-Type"] = "text/xml; charset=utf-8", ["Connection"] = "keep-alive" };
 
 local cross_domain = module:get_option("cross_domain_bosh", false);
 if cross_domain then