diff --git a/lib/requestHandler.js b/lib/requestHandler.js
index f0f9a7eae..04b0cda4c 100644
--- a/lib/requestHandler.js
+++ b/lib/requestHandler.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ var http           = require("http"),
 
 var userRule = util.freshRequire('./rule_default');
 
+// to fix issue with TLS cache, refer to: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/8368
+https.globalAgent.maxCachedSessions = 0;
+
 function userRequestHandler(req,userRes){
     /*
     note