@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) HTTPClient() *http.Client {

 			return net.DialTimeout(cli.proto, cli.addr, 32*time.Second)

 		},

 	}

+	if cli.proto == "unix" {

+		// XXX workaround for net/http Transport which caches connections, but is

+		// intended for tcp connections, not unix sockets.

+		tr.DisableKeepAlives = true

+

+		// no need in compressing for local communications

+		tr.DisableCompression = true

+	}

 	return &http.Client{Transport: tr}

 }