diff --git a/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py b/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py
index 72ce6cbf..5d321753 100644
--- a/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py
+++ b/router-daemon/pvcrd/RouterInstance.py
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ class RouterInstance():
             ansiiprint.echo('Failed to set keepalive data', '', 'e')
             return
 
-        # Close the Libvirt connection
-        lv_conn.close()
-
         # Display router information to the terminal
         ansiiprint.echo('{}{} keepalive{}'.format(ansiiprint.purple(), self.name, ansiiprint.end()), '', 't')
         ansiiprint.echo('{0}Active networks:{1} {2}  {0}Free memory [MiB]:{1} {3}  {0}Used memory [MiB]:{1} {4}  {0}Load:{1} {5}'.format(ansiiprint.bold(), ansiiprint.end(), self.networks_count, self.memfree, self.memused, self.cpuload), '', 'c')