diff --git a/core/transcoder/transcoder.go b/core/transcoder/transcoder.go
index ff1bbaa72..db4018afa 100644
--- a/core/transcoder/transcoder.go
+++ b/core/transcoder/transcoder.go
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ func (t *Transcoder) getString() string {
 		"-hls_segment_filename", localListenerAddress + "/%v/stream-" + t.segmentIdentifier + "-%d.ts", // Send HLS segments back to us over HTTP
 		"-max_muxing_queue_size", "400", // Workaround for Too many packets error: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/6375?cversion=0
 
-		"-method PUT",                            // HLS results sent back to us will be over PUTs
+		"-method PUT",           // HLS results sent back to us will be over PUTs
+		"-http_persistent", "1", // Ensures persistent HTTP connections
+
 		localListenerAddress + "/%v/stream.m3u8", // Send HLS playlists back to us over HTTP
 	}