diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 834aa0e..302c464 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Feature #158: support removing headers which were previously set via "setHeader"
 
 - Fixed #345: empty file names are not handled correctly (thanks ikosta)
+- Fixed #359: memory leakage leads to app crashes on Android
 
 - :warning: **Breaking Change**: Dropped support for Android < 5.1
 - :warning: **Breaking Change**: Removed "disableRedirect", use "setFollowRedirect" instead
diff --git a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
index 03c7bc3..e56be1c 100644
--- a/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
+++ b/src/android/com/silkimen/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpBase.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ abstract class CordovaHttpBase implements Runnable {
       this.prepareRequest(request);
       this.sendBody(request);
       this.processResponse(request, response);
+      request.disconnect();
     } catch (HttpRequestException e) {
       if (e.getCause() instanceof SSLException) {
         response.setStatus(-2);