diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc
index 129a4b1db..82c810718 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/normalize_uri.vtc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 server s1 {
     rxreq
-    txresp
+    txresp -hdr "connection: close"
 } -repeat 70 -start
 
 haproxy h1 -conf {