mapi connect latency

Hi all, I am writing a simple C++ dll which uses the mapi interface to connect to MonetDB. The query itself runs extremely fast which is fantastic. I did notice that the mapi_connect() takes approximately 1 second to connect on my machine on a local socket. Is there anyway to improve this connection latency? I can't unfortunately use a connection pool or keep the connection open due to the design of the calling application. Best regards, Matthew Russell