diff --git a/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java b/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
index 0f4895bb..92f25603 100644
--- a/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
+++ b/commafeed-server/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/HttpGetter.java
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ public class HttpGetter {
 				.setUserAgent(userAgent)
 				.setDefaultHeaders(headers)
 				.setConnectionManager(connectionManager)
+				.evictExpiredConnections()
+				.evictIdleConnections(TimeValue.ofMinutes(1))
 				.build();
 	}