diff --git a/api/docker/entrypoint.sh b/api/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 68f3c65a4b..b2bbcaf1d6 100755
--- a/api/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/api/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ else
       --worker-class ${SERVER_WORKER_CLASS:-gevent} \
       --worker-connections ${SERVER_WORKER_CONNECTIONS:-10} \
       --timeout ${GUNICORN_TIMEOUT:-200} \
+      --keep-alive ${GUNICORN_KEEP_ALIVE:-2} \
       app:app
   fi
 fi
diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index 0faf9a337d..de612b9be9 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ CELERY_WORKER_CLASS=
 # it is recommended to set it to 360 to support a longer sse connection time.
 GUNICORN_TIMEOUT=360
 
+# The number of seconds to wait for requests on a Keep-Alive connection, default to 2
+GUNICORN_KEEP_ALIVE=2
+
 # The number of Celery workers. The default is 1, and can be set as needed.
 CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT=
 
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 72a42c9841..d107492fdf 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ x-shared-env: &shared-api-worker-env
   SERVER_WORKER_CONNECTIONS: ${SERVER_WORKER_CONNECTIONS:-10}
   CELERY_WORKER_CLASS: ${CELERY_WORKER_CLASS:-}
   GUNICORN_TIMEOUT: ${GUNICORN_TIMEOUT:-360}
+  GUNICORN_KEEP_ALIVE: ${GUNICORN_KEEP_ALIVE:-2}
   CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT: ${CELERY_WORKER_AMOUNT:-}
   CELERY_AUTO_SCALE: ${CELERY_AUTO_SCALE:-false}
   CELERY_MAX_WORKERS: ${CELERY_MAX_WORKERS:-}