diff --git a/fp-plugins/akismet/inc/Akismet.class.php b/fp-plugins/akismet/inc/Akismet.class.php
index 5ba2d78..a749054 100755
--- a/fp-plugins/akismet/inc/Akismet.class.php
+++ b/fp-plugins/akismet/inc/Akismet.class.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Akismet {
 
 	function http_post($request, $host, $path) {
 		$http_request  = 
-				"POST " . $path . " HTTP/1.1\r\n" .
+				"POST " . $path . " HTTP/1.0\r\n" .
 				"Host: " . $host . "\r\n" .
 				"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8\r\n" .
 				"Content-Length: " . strlen($request) . "\r\n" .