diff --git a/api/acl.go b/api/acl.go
index 2d42f73d8..d94c2807a 100644
--- a/api/acl.go
+++ b/api/acl.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Bootstrap() (*ACLToken, *WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLToken
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Create(acl *ACLEntry, q *WriteOptions) (string, *WriteMeta, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out struct{ ID string }
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Update(acl *ACLEntry, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Destroy(id string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Clone(id string, q *WriteOptions) (string, *WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out struct{ ID string }
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Info(id string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLEntry, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ func (a *ACL) List(q *QueryOptions) ([]*ACLEntry, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Replication(q *QueryOptions) (*ACLReplicationStatus, *QueryMeta, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenCreate(token *ACLToken, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLToken, *WriteMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLToken
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenUpdate(token *ACLToken, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLToken, *WriteMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLToken
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenClone(tokenID string, description string, q *WriteOptions) (*
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLToken
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenDelete(tokenID string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenRead(tokenID string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLToken, *QueryMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenReadSelf(q *QueryOptions) (*ACLToken, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func (a *ACL) TokenList(q *QueryOptions) ([]*ACLTokenListEntry, *QueryMeta, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ func (a *ACL) PolicyCreate(policy *ACLPolicy, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLPolicy, *Wri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLPolicy
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ func (a *ACL) PolicyUpdate(policy *ACLPolicy, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLPolicy, *Wri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLPolicy
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func (a *ACL) PolicyDelete(policyID string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ func (a *ACL) PolicyRead(policyID string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLPolicy, *QueryMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ func (a *ACL) PolicyReadByName(policyName string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLPolicy,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ func (a *ACL) PolicyList(q *QueryOptions) ([]*ACLPolicyListEntry, *QueryMeta, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RulesTranslate(rules io.Reader) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RulesTranslateToken(tokenID string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RoleCreate(role *ACLRole, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLRole, *WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLRole
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RoleUpdate(role *ACLRole, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLRole, *WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLRole
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RoleDelete(roleID string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RoleRead(roleID string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLRole, *QueryMeta, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RoleReadByName(roleName string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLRole, *Query
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ func (a *ACL) RoleList(q *QueryOptions) ([]*ACLRole, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ func (a *ACL) AuthMethodCreate(method *ACLAuthMethod, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLAuth
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLAuthMethod
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ func (a *ACL) AuthMethodUpdate(method *ACLAuthMethod, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLAuth
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLAuthMethod
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ func (a *ACL) AuthMethodDelete(methodName string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ func (a *ACL) AuthMethodRead(methodName string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLAuthMethod
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ func (a *ACL) AuthMethodList(q *QueryOptions) ([]*ACLAuthMethodListEntry, *Query
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ func (a *ACL) BindingRuleCreate(rule *ACLBindingRule, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLBind
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLBindingRule
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ func (a *ACL) BindingRuleUpdate(rule *ACLBindingRule, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLBind
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLBindingRule
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ func (a *ACL) BindingRuleDelete(bindingRuleID string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ func (a *ACL) BindingRuleRead(bindingRuleID string, q *QueryOptions) (*ACLBindin
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ func (a *ACL) BindingRuleList(methodName string, q *QueryOptions) ([]*ACLBinding
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Login(auth *ACLLoginParams, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLToken, *WriteMet
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLToken
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ func (a *ACL) Logout(q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ func (a *ACL) OIDCAuthURL(auth *ACLOIDCAuthURLParams, q *WriteOptions) (string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out aclOIDCAuthURLResponse
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ func (a *ACL) OIDCCallback(auth *ACLOIDCCallbackParams, q *WriteOptions) (*ACLTo
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out ACLToken
diff --git a/api/agent.go b/api/agent.go
index be644e18c..ec144c7f7 100644
--- a/api/agent.go
+++ b/api/agent.go
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Self() (map[string]map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out map[string]map[string]interface{}
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Host() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out map[string]interface{}
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Metrics() (*MetricsInfo, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out *MetricsInfo
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Reload() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ChecksWithFilterOpts(filter string, q *QueryOptions) (map[string
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out map[string]*AgentCheck
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ServicesWithFilterOpts(filter string, q *QueryOptions) (map[stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out map[string]*AgentService
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ func (a *Agent) AgentHealthServiceByID(serviceID string) (string, *AgentServiceC
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 	// Service not Found
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 		return HealthCritical, nil, nil
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func (a *Agent) AgentHealthServiceByName(service string) (string, []AgentService
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 	// Service not Found
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 		return HealthCritical, nil, nil
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Service(serviceID string, q *QueryOptions) (*AgentService, *Quer
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Members(wan bool) ([]*AgentMember, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out []*AgentMember
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func (a *Agent) MembersOpts(opts MembersOpts) ([]*AgentMember, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out []*AgentMember
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ func (a *Agent) serviceRegister(service *AgentServiceRegistration, opts ServiceR
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ServiceDeregister(serviceID string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ServiceDeregisterOpts(serviceID string, q *QueryOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ func (a *Agent) updateTTL(checkID, note, status string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func (a *Agent) UpdateTTLOpts(checkID, output, status string, q *QueryOptions) e
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ func (a *Agent) CheckRegister(check *AgentCheckRegistration) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ func (a *Agent) CheckDeregisterOpts(checkID string, q *QueryOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Join(addr string, wan bool) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Leave() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ForceLeave(node string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ForceLeavePrune(node string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ConnectAuthorize(auth *AgentAuthorizeParams) (*AgentAuthorize, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out AgentAuthorize
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ConnectCARoots(q *QueryOptions) (*CARootList, *QueryMeta, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ func (a *Agent) ConnectCALeaf(serviceID string, q *QueryOptions) (*LeafCert, *Qu
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ func (a *Agent) EnableServiceMaintenance(serviceID, reason string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ func (a *Agent) DisableServiceMaintenance(serviceID string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func (a *Agent) EnableNodeMaintenance(reason string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ func (a *Agent) DisableNodeMaintenance() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ func (a *Agent) monitor(loglevel string, logJSON bool, stopCh <-chan struct{}, q
 	}
 	logCh := make(chan string, 64)
 	go func() {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(resp.Body)
 		for {
 			select {
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ func (a *Agent) updateTokenOnce(target, token string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 5cdd48680..4b01b3bfc 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ func (c *Client) query(endpoint string, out interface{}, q *QueryOptions) (*Quer
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ func (c *Client) write(endpoint string, in, out interface{}, q *WriteOptions) (*
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	if out != nil {
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ func encodeBody(obj interface{}) (io.Reader, error) {
 func requireOK(d time.Duration, resp *http.Response, e error) (time.Duration, *http.Response, error) {
 	if e != nil {
 		if resp != nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
+			closeResponseBody(resp)
 		}
 		return d, nil, e
 	}
@@ -1065,6 +1065,14 @@ func requireOK(d time.Duration, resp *http.Response, e error) (time.Duration, *h
 	return d, resp, nil
 }
 
+// closeResponseBody reads resp.Body until EOF, and then closes it. The read
+// is necessary to ensure that the http.Client's underlying RoundTripper is able
+// to re-use the TCP connection. See godoc on net/http.Client.Do.
+func closeResponseBody(resp *http.Response) error {
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+	return resp.Body.Close()
+}
+
 func (req *request) filterQuery(filter string) {
 	if filter == "" {
 		return
@@ -1079,14 +1087,14 @@ func (req *request) filterQuery(filter string) {
 func generateUnexpectedResponseCodeError(resp *http.Response) error {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	io.Copy(&buf, resp.Body)
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return fmt.Errorf("Unexpected response code: %d (%s)", resp.StatusCode, buf.Bytes())
 }
 
 func requireNotFoundOrOK(d time.Duration, resp *http.Response, e error) (bool, time.Duration, *http.Response, error) {
 	if e != nil {
 		if resp != nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
+			closeResponseBody(resp)
 		}
 		return false, d, nil, e
 	}
diff --git a/api/catalog.go b/api/catalog.go
index 607d5d065..b8588d828 100644
--- a/api/catalog.go
+++ b/api/catalog.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Register(reg *CatalogRegistration, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMet
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Deregister(dereg *CatalogDeregistration, q *WriteOptions) (*Wr
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Datacenters() ([]string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out []string
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Nodes(q *QueryOptions) ([]*Node, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Services(q *QueryOptions) (map[string][]string, *QueryMeta, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) service(service string, tags []string, q *QueryOptions, connec
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Node(node string, q *QueryOptions) (*CatalogNode, *QueryMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) NodeServiceList(node string, q *QueryOptions) (*CatalogNodeSer
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) GatewayServices(gateway string, q *QueryOptions) ([]*GatewaySe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
diff --git a/api/config_entry.go b/api/config_entry.go
index f339149a7..e28c7dc18 100644
--- a/api/config_entry.go
+++ b/api/config_entry.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (conf *ConfigEntries) Get(kind string, name string, q *QueryOptions) (Confi
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func (conf *ConfigEntries) List(kind string, q *QueryOptions) ([]ConfigEntry, *Q
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func (conf *ConfigEntries) set(entry ConfigEntry, params map[string]string, w *W
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	if _, err := io.Copy(&buf, resp.Body); err != nil {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func (conf *ConfigEntries) Delete(kind string, name string, w *WriteOptions) (*W
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
 }
diff --git a/api/connect_ca.go b/api/connect_ca.go
index 9d2c26602..f8a83dc15 100644
--- a/api/connect_ca.go
+++ b/api/connect_ca.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (h *Connect) CARoots(q *QueryOptions) (*CARootList, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (h *Connect) CAGetConfig(q *QueryOptions) (*CAConfig, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (h *Connect) CASetConfig(conf *CAConfig, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
diff --git a/api/connect_intention.go b/api/connect_intention.go
index 26fb6cc4b..d1f0b6530 100644
--- a/api/connect_intention.go
+++ b/api/connect_intention.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (h *Connect) Intentions(q *QueryOptions) ([]*Intention, *QueryMeta, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionGetExact(source, destination string, q *QueryOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionGet(id string, q *QueryOptions) (*Intention, *QueryMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionDeleteExact(source, destination string, q *WriteOptio
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &WriteMeta{}
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionDelete(id string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &WriteMeta{}
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionMatch(args *IntentionMatch, q *QueryOptions) (map[str
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionCheck(args *IntentionCheck, q *QueryOptions) (bool, *
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func (c *Connect) IntentionUpsert(ixn *Intention, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func (c *Connect) IntentionCreate(ixn *Intention, q *WriteOptions) (string, *Wri
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (c *Connect) IntentionUpdate(ixn *Intention, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
diff --git a/api/coordinate.go b/api/coordinate.go
index 776630f67..32c7822c1 100644
--- a/api/coordinate.go
+++ b/api/coordinate.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (c *Coordinate) Datacenters() ([]*CoordinateDatacenterMap, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out []*CoordinateDatacenterMap
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *Coordinate) Nodes(q *QueryOptions) ([]*CoordinateEntry, *QueryMeta, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *Coordinate) Update(coord *CoordinateEntry, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *Coordinate) Node(node string, q *QueryOptions) ([]*CoordinateEntry, *Qu
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
diff --git a/api/debug.go b/api/debug.go
index 7ab1a93b5..56dcc9bcd 100644
--- a/api/debug.go
+++ b/api/debug.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (d *Debug) Heap() ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error making request: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 		return nil, generateUnexpectedResponseCodeError(resp)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (d *Debug) Profile(seconds int) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error making request: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 		return nil, generateUnexpectedResponseCodeError(resp)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (d *Debug) Trace(seconds int) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error making request: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 		return nil, generateUnexpectedResponseCodeError(resp)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (d *Debug) Goroutine() ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error making request: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 		return nil, generateUnexpectedResponseCodeError(resp)
diff --git a/api/discovery_chain.go b/api/discovery_chain.go
index f67f881c2..b78e6c3c4 100644
--- a/api/discovery_chain.go
+++ b/api/discovery_chain.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (d *DiscoveryChain) Get(name string, opts *DiscoveryChainOptions, q *QueryO
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
diff --git a/api/event.go b/api/event.go
index 1592b7efc..1da41375c 100644
--- a/api/event.go
+++ b/api/event.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (e *Event) Fire(params *UserEvent, q *WriteOptions) (string, *WriteMeta, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out UserEvent
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (e *Event) List(name string, q *QueryOptions) ([]*UserEvent, *QueryMeta, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
diff --git a/api/health.go b/api/health.go
index a51d41a87..0a3fd8dd1 100644
--- a/api/health.go
+++ b/api/health.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (h *Health) Node(node string, q *QueryOptions) (HealthChecks, *QueryMeta, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (h *Health) Checks(service string, q *QueryOptions) (HealthChecks, *QueryMe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (h *Health) service(service string, tags []string, passingOnly bool, q *Que
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (h *Health) State(state string, q *QueryOptions) (HealthChecks, *QueryMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
diff --git a/api/kv.go b/api/kv.go
index 650de0841..1d5c11295 100644
--- a/api/kv.go
+++ b/api/kv.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (k *KV) Get(key string, q *QueryOptions) (*KVPair, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if resp == nil {
 		return nil, qm, nil
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var entries []*KVPair
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &entries); err != nil {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (k *KV) List(prefix string, q *QueryOptions) (KVPairs, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if resp == nil {
 		return nil, qm, nil
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var entries []*KVPair
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &entries); err != nil {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (k *KV) Keys(prefix, separator string, q *QueryOptions) ([]string, *QueryMe
 	if resp == nil {
 		return nil, qm, nil
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var entries []string
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &entries); err != nil {
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ func (k *KV) getInternal(key string, params map[string]string, q *QueryOptions)
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
 
 	if resp.StatusCode == 404 {
-		resp.Body.Close()
+		closeResponseBody(resp)
 		return nil, qm, nil
 	} else if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		resp.Body.Close()
+		closeResponseBody(resp)
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected response code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 	return resp, qm, nil
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (k *KV) put(key string, params map[string]string, body []byte, q *WriteOpti
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &WriteMeta{}
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (k *KV) deleteInternal(key string, params map[string]string, q *WriteOption
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &WriteMeta{}
 	qm.RequestTime = rtt
diff --git a/api/namespace.go b/api/namespace.go
index 49782d2a8..20f6c8d5c 100644
--- a/api/namespace.go
+++ b/api/namespace.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (n *Namespaces) Create(ns *Namespace, q *WriteOptions) (*Namespace, *WriteM
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out Namespace
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (n *Namespaces) Update(ns *Namespace, q *WriteOptions) (*Namespace, *WriteM
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	var out Namespace
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (n *Namespaces) Read(name string, q *QueryOptions) (*Namespace, *QueryMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (n *Namespaces) Delete(name string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 	return wm, nil
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (n *Namespaces) List(q *QueryOptions) ([]*Namespace, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
diff --git a/api/operator_area.go b/api/operator_area.go
index 5cf7e4973..5476f5c5b 100644
--- a/api/operator_area.go
+++ b/api/operator_area.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AreaCreate(area *Area, q *WriteOptions) (string, *WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AreaUpdate(areaID string, area *Area, q *WriteOptions) (stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AreaDelete(areaID string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AreaJoin(areaID string, addresses []string, q *WriteOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
diff --git a/api/operator_autopilot.go b/api/operator_autopilot.go
index 92e2c91ca..8175f5133 100644
--- a/api/operator_autopilot.go
+++ b/api/operator_autopilot.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AutopilotGetConfiguration(q *QueryOptions) (*AutopilotConfig
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out AutopilotConfiguration
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AutopilotSetConfiguration(conf *AutopilotConfiguration, q *W
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AutopilotCASConfiguration(conf *AutopilotConfiguration, q *W
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	if _, err := io.Copy(&buf, resp.Body); err != nil {
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AutopilotServerHealth(q *QueryOptions) (*OperatorHealthReply
 	_, resp, err := op.c.doRequest(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		if resp != nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
+			closeResponseBody(resp)
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AutopilotServerHealth(q *QueryOptions) (*OperatorHealthReply
 		return nil, generateUnexpectedResponseCodeError(resp)
 	}
 
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out OperatorHealthReply
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func (op *Operator) AutopilotState(q *QueryOptions) (*AutopilotState, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out AutopilotState
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
diff --git a/api/operator_keyring.go b/api/operator_keyring.go
index 5b80f9f91..baad70eed 100644
--- a/api/operator_keyring.go
+++ b/api/operator_keyring.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (op *Operator) KeyringInstall(key string, q *WriteOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (op *Operator) KeyringList(q *QueryOptions) ([]*KeyringResponse, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out []*KeyringResponse
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (op *Operator) KeyringRemove(key string, q *WriteOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ func (op *Operator) KeyringUse(key string, q *WriteOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/api/operator_license.go b/api/operator_license.go
index 2264148a8..87904bd8c 100644
--- a/api/operator_license.go
+++ b/api/operator_license.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (op *Operator) LicenseGetSigned(q *QueryOptions) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/operator_raft.go b/api/operator_raft.go
index c6d7165d4..0bfb85d00 100644
--- a/api/operator_raft.go
+++ b/api/operator_raft.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (op *Operator) RaftGetConfiguration(q *QueryOptions) (*RaftConfiguration, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var out RaftConfiguration
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (op *Operator) RaftRemovePeerByAddress(address string, q *WriteOptions) err
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ func (op *Operator) RaftRemovePeerByID(id string, q *WriteOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resp.Body.Close()
+	closeResponseBody(resp)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/api/prepared_query.go b/api/prepared_query.go
index 5ac2535c7..5b2d5a5d1 100644
--- a/api/prepared_query.go
+++ b/api/prepared_query.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (c *PreparedQuery) Create(query *PreparedQueryDefinition, q *WriteOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (c *PreparedQuery) Delete(queryID string, q *WriteOptions) (*WriteMeta, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{}
 	wm.RequestTime = rtt
diff --git a/api/session.go b/api/session.go
index 157ad53f5..3f61acfbb 100644
--- a/api/session.go
+++ b/api/session.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (s *Session) Renew(id string, q *WriteOptions) (*SessionEntry, *WriteMeta,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	wm := &WriteMeta{RequestTime: rtt}
 
diff --git a/api/status.go b/api/status.go
index 57f379c7b..2a81b9b5f 100644
--- a/api/status.go
+++ b/api/status.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (s *Status) LeaderWithQueryOptions(q *QueryOptions) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var leader string
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &leader); err != nil {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Status) PeersWithQueryOptions(q *QueryOptions) ([]string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	var peers []string
 	if err := decodeBody(resp, &peers); err != nil {
diff --git a/api/txn.go b/api/txn.go
index ef06bcbfe..55eb805f4 100644
--- a/api/txn.go
+++ b/api/txn.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (c *Client) txn(txn TxnOps, q *QueryOptions) (bool, *TxnResponse, *QueryMet
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil, nil, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
 
 	qm := &QueryMeta{}
 	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)