diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index f96e041..f90f3ed 100755
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	// ShutdownDelay represents the delay duration between the health check server shutdown and the api server shutdown.
 	ShutdownDelay string `yaml:"shutdownDelay"`
 
+	// DisableKeepAlives represents whether HTTP keep-alive connections should be disabled between the client and the Provider Sidecar.
+	DisableKeepAlives bool `yaml:"disableKeepAlives"`
+
 	// TLS represents the TLS configuration of the authorization proxy.
 	TLS TLS `yaml:"tls"`
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index b557508..e14761c 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 			want: &Config{
 				Version: "v2.0.0",
 				Server: Server{
-					Port:            8082,
-					Timeout:         "10s",
-					ShutdownTimeout: "10s",
-					ShutdownDelay:   "9s",
+					Port:              8082,
+					Timeout:           "10s",
+					ShutdownTimeout:   "10s",
+					ShutdownDelay:     "9s",
+					DisableKeepAlives: true,
 					TLS: TLS{
 						Enable:            true,
 						CertPath:          "test/data/dummyServer.crt",
diff --git a/service/server.go b/service/server.go
index 66c0c61..f3b3c19 100644
--- a/service/server.go
+++ b/service/server.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func NewServer(opts ...Option) (Server, error) {
 			Addr:    fmt.Sprintf(":%d", s.cfg.Port),
 			Handler: s.srvHandler,
 		}
-		s.srv.SetKeepAlivesEnabled(true)
+		s.srv.SetKeepAlivesEnabled(!s.cfg.DisableKeepAlives)
 		if s.cfg.TLS.Enable {
 			s.srv.TLSConfig = s.tlsConfig
 		}
diff --git a/test/data/example_config.yaml b/test/data/example_config.yaml
index 2e74360..c8978b0 100644
--- a/test/data/example_config.yaml
+++ b/test/data/example_config.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ server:
   timeout: 10s
   shutdownTimeout: 10s
   shutdownDelay: 9s
+  disableKeepAlives: true
   tls:
     enable: true
     certPath: "test/data/dummyServer.crt"