diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/remoteconfig/client.py b/ddtrace/internal/remoteconfig/client.py
index 2fc02392227..9e8729a0242 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/remoteconfig/client.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/remoteconfig/client.py
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         tracer_version = _pep440_to_semver()
 
         self.id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        self.agent_url = agent_url = agent.get_trace_url()
-        self._conn = agent.get_connection(agent_url, timeout=agent.get_trace_agent_timeout())
+        self.agent_url = agent.get_trace_url()
 
         self._headers = {"content-type": "application/json"}
         additional_header_str = os.environ.get("_DD_REMOTE_CONFIGURATION_ADDITIONAL_HEADERS")
@@ -257,14 +256,15 @@ def _send_request(self, payload):
             log.debug(
                 "[%s][P: %s] Requesting RC data from products: %s", os.getpid(), os.getppid(), str(self._products)
             )  # noqa: G200
-            self._conn.request("POST", REMOTE_CONFIG_AGENT_ENDPOINT, payload, self._headers)
-            resp = self._conn.getresponse()
+            conn = agent.get_connection(self.agent_url, timeout=agent.get_trace_agent_timeout())
+            conn.request("POST", REMOTE_CONFIG_AGENT_ENDPOINT, payload, self._headers)
+            resp = conn.getresponse()
             data = resp.read()
         except OSError as e:
             log.debug("Unexpected connection error in remote config client request: %s", str(e))  # noqa: G200
             return None
         finally:
-            self._conn.close()
+            conn.close()
 
         if resp.status == 404:
             # Remote configuration is not enabled or unsupported by the agent