diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f449df8..fbfcad5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = class DatadogTransport extends Transport {
       // Merge the metadata with the log
       const logEntry = Object.assign({}, this.metadata, info);
 
+      socket.setKeepAlive(true);
       socket.write(`${config.apiKey} ${JSON.stringify(logEntry)}\r\n`);
       socket.end();
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f275120..0b92a98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@shelf/winston-datadog-logs-transport",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "A Datadog Logs transport for Winston",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "shelfio/winston-datadog-logs-transport",
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
     "winston-transport": "4.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@shelf/eslint-config": "0.0.6",
-    "eslint": "5.12.1",
+    "@shelf/eslint-config": "0.0.8",
+    "eslint": "5.13.0",
     "husky": "1.3.1",
-    "lint-staged": "8.1.0",
-    "prettier": "1.16.1"
+    "lint-staged": "8.1.3",
+    "prettier": "1.16.4"
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {