diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc
index 7e2d749..6a1dc31 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 server s1 {
     rxreq
-    txresp
+    txresp -hdr "connection: close"
 } -repeat 70 -start
 
 haproxy h1 -conf {