diff --git a/monero/backends/jsonrpc/daemon.py b/monero/backends/jsonrpc/daemon.py
index 8cebe47..873e037 100755
--- a/monero/backends/jsonrpc/daemon.py
+++ b/monero/backends/jsonrpc/daemon.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class JSONRPCDaemon(object):
         )
         _log.debug("JSONRPC daemon backend URL: {url}".format(url=self.url))
         self.auth = requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth(user, password)
+        self.session = requests.Session()
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.verify_ssl_certs = verify_ssl_certs
         self.proxies = {protocol: proxy_url}
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ class JSONRPCDaemon(object):
                 path=path, data=json.dumps(data, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
             )
         )
-        rsp = requests.post(
+        rsp = self.session.post(
             self.url + path,
             headers=hdr,
             data=json.dumps(data) if data else None,
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class JSONRPCDaemon(object):
                 method=method, params=json.dumps(params, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
             )
         )
-        rsp = requests.post(
+        rsp = self.session.post(
             self.url + "/json_rpc",
             headers=hdr,
             data=json.dumps(data),
diff --git a/monero/backends/jsonrpc/wallet.py b/monero/backends/jsonrpc/wallet.py
index 4a6d22f..9165cee 100644
--- a/monero/backends/jsonrpc/wallet.py
+++ b/monero/backends/jsonrpc/wallet.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class JSONRPCWallet(object):
         )
         _log.debug("JSONRPC wallet backend URL: {url}".format(url=self.url))
         self.auth = requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth(user, password)
+        self.session = requests.Session()
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.verify_ssl_certs = verify_ssl_certs
         self.proxies = {protocol: proxy_url}
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ class JSONRPCWallet(object):
                 method=method, params=json.dumps(params, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
             )
         )
-        rsp = requests.post(
+        rsp = self.session.post(
             self.url,
             headers=hdr,
             data=json.dumps(data),
diff --git a/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py b/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py
index e4d4e4c..cf9781e 100644
--- a/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py
+++ b/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
 import responses
+import requests
 
 try:
     from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         },
     }
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_seed(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(seed, Seed)
         self.assertEqual(seed.phrase, phrase)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_balance(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(subaddr, SubAddress)
         self.assertIsInstance(index, int)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_incoming_confirmed(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.fee, Decimal)
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.height, int)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_incoming_confirmed_and_unconfirmed(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.fee, Decimal)
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.height, (int, type(None)))
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_incoming_unconfirmed(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -851,7 +852,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(pmts[0].amount, Decimal("0.52"))
         self.assertEqual(pmts[1].amount, Decimal("0.0212"))
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_incoming_by_payment_ids(self, mock_post):
         # These queries will use get_bulk_payments RPC method instead of get_transfers
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.height, int)
             self.assertIn(pmt.payment_id, ids)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_outgoing(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -1189,7 +1190,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.fee, Decimal)
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.height, int)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_outgoing_confirmed_and_unconfirmed(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -1432,7 +1433,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.fee, Decimal)
             self.assertIsInstance(pmt.transaction.height, (int, type(None)))
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_outgoing_unconfirmed_only(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -1493,7 +1494,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(pmt.destinations), 2)
         self.assertEqual(pmt.destinations[0][1] + pmt.destinations[1][1], pmt.amount)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_send_transfer(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -1562,7 +1563,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(result[0], Transaction)
         self.assertEqual(Decimal("111.086545699972"), result[1])
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_dynamic_ring_size_deprecation(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -1587,7 +1588,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
             },
         }
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_export_import_outputs(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result
@@ -1608,7 +1609,7 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         }
         self.assertEqual(self.wallet.import_outputs(outs_hex), 9)
 
-    @patch("monero.backends.jsonrpc.wallet.requests.post")
+    @patch.object(requests.Session, "post")
     def test_export_import_key_images(self, mock_post):
         mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
         mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = self.accounts_result