diff --git a/src/main/java/com/socrata/datasync/HttpUtility.java b/src/main/java/com/socrata/datasync/HttpUtility.java
index d58e5c4..5798b41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/socrata/datasync/HttpUtility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/socrata/datasync/HttpUtility.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public HttpUtility(UserPreferences userPrefs, boolean useAuth, int maxRetries, d
             BROWSER_COMPATIBLE_HOSTNAME_VERIFIER
         );
 
-        httpClient = HttpClients.custom().
+        httpClient = clientBuilder.
             setSSLSocketFactory(factory).
             setRetryHandler(datasyncDefaultHandler).
             setKeepAliveStrategy(datasyncDefaultKeepAliveStrategy).