diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/Sender.scala b/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/Sender.scala
index 3e833c1..11c763d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/Sender.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/Sender.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package org.embulk.output.fluentd.sender
 
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
 import akka._
+import akka.io.Inet.SO.ReuseAddress
 import akka.pattern.ask
 import akka.stream._
 import akka.stream.scaladsl._
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@ trait Sender {
   def close(): Unit
   val instance: SourceQueueWithComplete[Seq[Map[String, AnyRef]]]
   def apply(value: Seq[Map[String, AnyRef]]): Future[QueueOfferResult]
-  def tcpHandling(size: Int, byteString: ByteString): Future[Done]
+  def sendCommand(size: Int, byteString: ByteString): Future[Done]
   def waitForComplete(): Result
 }
 
@@ -87,21 +91,27 @@ case class SenderImpl private[sender] (host: String,
     withThrottle
       .mapAsync(asyncSize) {
         case (size, byteString) =>
-          tcpHandling(size, byteString)
+          sendCommand(size, byteString)
       }
       .to(Sink.ignore)
       .run()
   }
 
-  def sendCommand(byteString: ByteString): Future[Done] =
-    Source
-      .single(byteString)
-      .via(senderFlow.tcpConnectionFlow(host, port))
-      .runWith(Sink.ignore)
+  val connection: Flow[ByteString, ByteString, Future[Tcp.OutgoingConnection]] = Tcp().outgoingConnection(
+    InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved(host, port),
+    None,
+    List(ReuseAddress(false)),
+    halfClose = true,
+    Duration(3, TimeUnit.MINUTES),
+    Duration(3, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
+  )
 
-  def tcpHandling(size: Int, byteString: ByteString): Future[Done] = {
-    def _tcpHandling(size: Int, byteString: ByteString, c: Int)(retried: Boolean): Future[Done] = {
-      val futureCommand = sendCommand(byteString)
+  def sendCommand(size: Int, byteString: ByteString): Future[Done] = {
+    val command = Source
+      .single(byteString)
+      .via(connection)
+    def _sendCommand(size: Int, c: Int)(retried: Boolean): Future[Done] = {
+      val futureCommand = command.runWith(Sink.ignore)
       futureCommand.onComplete {
         case Success(_) =>
           actorManager.supervisor ! Complete(size)
@@ -110,8 +120,8 @@ case class SenderImpl private[sender] (host: String,
             s"Sending fluentd ${size.toString} records was failed. - will retry ${c - 1} more times ${retryDelayIntervalSecondDuration.toSeconds} seconds later.",
             e)
           actorManager.supervisor ! Retried(size)
-          akka.pattern.after(retryDelayIntervalSecondDuration, actorManager.system.scheduler)(
-            _tcpHandling(size, byteString, c - 1)(retried = true))
+          Thread.sleep(retryDelayIntervalSecondDuration.toSeconds)
+          _sendCommand(size, c - 1)(retried = true)
         case Failure(e) =>
           actorManager.supervisor ! Failed(size)
           logger.error(
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ case class SenderImpl private[sender] (host: String,
       }
       futureCommand
     }
-    _tcpHandling(size, byteString, retryCount)(retried = false).recoverWith {
+    _sendCommand(size, retryCount)(retried = false).recoverWith {
       case _: Exception =>
         Future.successful(Done)
     }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/SenderFlow.scala b/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/SenderFlow.scala
index 94e6d10..6c55b9e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/SenderFlow.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/org/embulk/output/fluentd/sender/SenderFlow.scala
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import scala.concurrent.Future
 
 trait SenderFlow {
   val msgPackFlow: Flow[Seq[Seq[Map[String, AnyRef]]], (Int, ByteString), NotUsed]
-  def tcpConnectionFlow(host: String, port: Int)(
-      implicit s: ActorSystem): Flow[ByteString, ByteString, Future[OutgoingConnection]]
 }
 
 case class SenderFlowImpl private[sender] (tag: String, unixtime: Long, timeKeyOpt: Option[String])
@@ -29,8 +27,4 @@ case class SenderFlowImpl private[sender] (tag: String, unixtime: Long, timeKeyO
       }
       (packing.size, ByteString(MsgPack.pack(Seq(tag, packing))))
     }
-  override def tcpConnectionFlow(host: String, port: Int)(
-      implicit s: ActorSystem): Flow[ByteString, ByteString, Future[OutgoingConnection]] =
-    Tcp().outgoingConnection(host, port)
-
 }