diff --git a/lib/espresso-runner.js b/lib/espresso-runner.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/espresso-runner.js
+++ b/lib/espresso-runner.js
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ class EspressoRunner {
       }
       this[req] = opts[req];
     }
-    this.jwproxy = new JWProxy({server: this.host, port: this.systemPort, base: ''});
+    this.jwproxy = new JWProxy({
+      server: this.host,
+      port: this.systemPort,
+      base: '',
+      keepAlive: true,
+    });
     this.proxyReqRes = this.jwproxy.proxyReqRes.bind(this.jwproxy);
 
     this.modServerPath = path.resolve(this.tmpDir, `${TEST_APK_PKG}_${version}_${this.appPackage}.apk`);
feat: Enable keep-alive mode for server connections (#<I>)