diff --git a/pkg/output/http/config.go b/pkg/output/http/config.go
index 649499e6..335442c4 100644
--- a/pkg/output/http/config.go
+++ b/pkg/output/http/config.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ExportTimeout      time.Duration       `yaml:"exportTimeout" default:"30s"`
 	MaxExportBatchSize int                 `yaml:"maxExportBatchSize" default:"512"`
 	Compression        CompressionStrategy `yaml:"compression" default:"none"`
+	KeepAlive          bool                `yaml:"keepAlive" default:"true"`
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Validate() error {
diff --git a/pkg/output/http/exporter.go b/pkg/output/http/exporter.go
index 8eb84373..bfd6587f 100644
--- a/pkg/output/http/exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/output/http/exporter.go
@@ -21,12 +21,18 @@ type ItemExporter struct {
 }
 
 func NewItemExporter(name string, config *Config, log logrus.FieldLogger) (ItemExporter, error) {
+	t := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+	if !config.KeepAlive {
+		t.DisableKeepAlives = true
+	}
+
 	return ItemExporter{
 		config: config,
 		log:    log.WithField("output_name", name).WithField("output_type", SinkType),
 
 		client: &http.Client{
-			Timeout: config.ExportTimeout,
+			Transport: t,
+			Timeout:   config.ExportTimeout,
 		},
 	}, nil
 }