diff --git a/aquatic_http_load_test/src/config.rs b/aquatic_http_load_test/src/config.rs
index 482fe2a..d48300c 100644
--- a/aquatic_http_load_test/src/config.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http_load_test/src/config.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct NetworkConfig {
+    pub close_connection_after_response: bool,
     pub connection_creation_interval: usize,
     pub poll_timeout_microseconds: u64,
     pub poll_event_capacity: usize,
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
 impl Default for NetworkConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
+            close_connection_after_response: false,
             connection_creation_interval: 40,
             poll_timeout_microseconds: 47,
             poll_event_capacity: 1024,
diff --git a/aquatic_http_load_test/src/network.rs b/aquatic_http_load_test/src/network.rs
index 0e30e8b..b8c343f 100644
--- a/aquatic_http_load_test/src/network.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http_load_test/src/network.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ impl Connection {
 
     pub fn read_response(
         &mut self,
+        config: &Config,
         state: &LoadTestState,
     ) -> bool { // bool = remove connection
         loop {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ impl Connection {
                                 self.bytes_read = 0;
                                 self.can_send = true;
 
-                                break false;
+                                break config.network.close_connection_after_response;
                             },
                             Err(err) => {
                                 eprintln!(
@@ -218,7 +219,10 @@ pub fn run_socket_thread(
                 let token = event.token();
 
                 if let Some(connection) = connections.get_mut(&token.0){
-                    let remove_connection = connection.read_response(&state);
+                    let remove_connection = connection.read_response(
+                        config,
+                        &state
+                    );
 
                     if remove_connection {
                         connections.remove(&token.0);