diff --git a/lib/wsapi_client.js b/lib/wsapi_client.js
index ba560f0012752de92dfb2afe857629c799f6159a..9f889fefa15430d7443784ccb5631f444a93c1ab 100644
--- a/lib/wsapi_client.js
+++ b/lib/wsapi_client.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * Contributor(s):
- *   Lloyd Hilaiel <lloyd@hilaiel.com> 
+ *   Lloyd Hilaiel <lloyd@hilaiel.com>
  *
  * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
  * either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ exports.get = function(cfg, path, context, getArgs, cb) {
     host: uObj.hostname,
     port: uObj.port,
     path: path,
-    headers: headers
+    headers: headers,
+    agent: false // disable node.js connection pooling
   }, function(res) {
     extractCookies(context, res);
     var body = '';
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ exports.post = function(cfg, path, context, postArgs, cb) {
       port: uObj.port,
       path: path,
       headers: headers,
-      method: "POST"
+      method: "POST",
+      agent: false // disable node.js connection pooling
     }, function(res) {
       extractCookies(context, res);
       var body = '';