diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/private/node/api/headers.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/private/node/api/headers.ts
index e743b3258c2..c93bb544405 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/private/node/api/headers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/private/node/api/headers.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export function buildHeaders(token?: string): {[key: string]: string} {
 export async function httpsAgent(): Promise<https.Agent> {
   return new https.Agent({
     rejectUnauthorized: true,
-    keepAlive: true,
+    // Temporarily disabled to test if connection reuse causes "bad record mac" errors
+    keepAlive: false,
   })
 }