diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.yml b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.yml
index aa4509b2a..256755b73 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.yml
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-nodejs-typescript/serverless.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ provider:
   runtime: nodejs10.x
   apiGateway:
     minimumCompressionSize: 1024 #Enable gzip compression for responses > 1KB
+  environment:
+    AWS_NODEJS_CONNECTION_REUSE_ENABLED: 1
 
 functions:
   hello: