diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index c237b2cc6d..e3e87a46fc 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	TLSConfig TLSConfig
 
-	Headers map[string]string
+	Header http.Header
 }
 
 // TLSConfig is used to generate a TLSClientConfig that's useful for talking to
@@ -858,9 +858,8 @@ func (c *Client) newRequest(method, path string) *request {
 		header: make(http.Header),
 	}
 
-	for k, v := range c.config.Headers {
-		r.header.Set(k, v)
-	}
+	r.header = c.config.Header
+
 	if c.config.Datacenter != "" {
 		r.params.Set("dc", c.config.Datacenter)
 	}
diff --git a/api/api_test.go b/api/api_test.go
index 94566e6976..45ec027307 100644
--- a/api/api_test.go
+++ b/api/api_test.go
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ func TestAPI_SetWriteOptions(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAPI_Headers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	c, s := makeClientWithConfig(t, func(c *Config) {
-		c.Headers = map[string]string{
-			"Hello": "World",
+		c.Header = http.Header{
+			"Hello": []string{"World"},
 		}
 	}, nil)
 	defer s.Stop()