diff --git a/pkg/api/client/client.go b/pkg/api/client/client.go
index de943318b78..a690ca6ff88 100644
--- a/pkg/api/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/api/client/client.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func NewClient(opts ...Opt) Client {
 		return r.StatusCode() >= http.StatusInternalServerError && r.StatusCode() != http.StatusNotImplemented
 	})
 
+	// disable reuse of TCP connection with same host
+	if transport, ok := httpClient.GetClient().Transport.(*http.Transport); ok {
+		transport.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = -1
+	}
+
 	c := &client{
 		host:   apiHost,
 		port:   apiPort,