diff --git a/lib/em-http-server/response.rb b/lib/em-http-server/response.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/em-http-server/response.rb
+++ b/lib/em-http-server/response.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ module EventMachine
 
 		def initialize
 			@headers = {}
+      @keep_connection_open = false
 		end
 
 		def keep_connection_open arg=true
remove warning for uninitialized var (issue #5)