diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 65ea4d5eb48c..8a3e1957e481 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ ENV ACCESS_LOG_LOCATION=${ACCESS_LOG_LOCATION} \
   DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=app.settings.production \
   GUNICORN_WORKERS=3 \
   GUNICORN_THREADS=2 \
+  GUNICORN_KEEP_ALIVE=2 \
   APPLICATION_LOGGERS="app_analytics,audit,code_references,common,core,dynamodb,edge_api,environments,features,import_export,integrations,mcp,oauth2_metadata,organisations,projects,segment_membership,segments,task_processor,trust_relationships,users,webhooks,workflows"
 
 ARG CI_COMMIT_SHA
diff --git a/api/Procfile b/api/Procfile
index 8125817784ed..3df50c2467e6 100644
--- a/api/Procfile
+++ b/api/Procfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 release: python manage.py migrate
-web: gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:${PORT:-8000} -w ${GUNICORN_WORKERS:-3} -w ${GUNICORN_THREADS:-2} app.wsgi
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+web: gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:${PORT:-8000} -w ${GUNICORN_WORKERS:-3} -w ${GUNICORN_THREADS:-2} --keep-alive ${GUNICORN_KEEP_ALIVE:-2} app.wsgi
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