diff --git a/reference/sockets/reference.xml b/reference/sockets/reference.xml
index 07d333865d..c4712dcf5e 100644
--- a/reference/sockets/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/sockets/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.sockets">
   <title>Socket functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Sockets</titleabbrev>
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ if ($result < 0) {
 }
 
 $in = "HEAD / HTTP/1.1\r\n";
-$in .= "Host: www.example.com\r\n\r\n";
+$in .= "Host: www.example.com\r\n";
+$in .= "Connection: Close\r\n\r\n";
 $out = '';
 
 echo "Sending HTTP HEAD request...";