diff --git a/packages/tool-cache/src/tool-cache.ts b/packages/tool-cache/src/tool-cache.ts
index 961c26b8d7..3a94db7fa6 100644
--- a/packages/tool-cache/src/tool-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/tool-cache/src/tool-cache.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ async function downloadToolAttempt(
 
   // Get the response headers
   const http = new httpm.HttpClient(userAgent, [], {
-    allowRetries: false
+    allowRetries: false,
+    keepAlive: true
   })
 
   if (auth) {