diff --git a/client/lib/lib.go b/client/lib/lib.go
index c90e0ed..e4b756f 100644
--- a/client/lib/lib.go
+++ b/client/lib/lib.go
@@ -453,10 +453,6 @@ func GetServerHostname() string {
 	return DefaultServerHostname
 }
 
-func httpClient() *http.Client {
-	return &http.Client{}
-}
-
 func ApiGet(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if os.Getenv("HISHTORY_SIMULATE_NETWORK_ERROR") != "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("simulated network error: dial tcp: lookup api.hishtory.dev")
@@ -469,7 +465,7 @@ func ApiGet(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	req.Header.Set("X-Hishtory-Version", "v0."+Version)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Hishtory-Device-Id", hctx.GetConf(ctx).DeviceId)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Hishtory-User-Id", data.UserId(hctx.GetConf(ctx).UserSecret))
-	resp, err := httpClient().Do(req)
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to GET %s%s: %w", GetServerHostname(), path, err)
 	}
@@ -499,7 +495,7 @@ func ApiPost(ctx context.Context, path, contentType string, reqBody []byte) ([]b
 	req.Header.Set("X-Hishtory-Version", "v0."+Version)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Hishtory-Device-Id", hctx.GetConf(ctx).DeviceId)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Hishtory-User-Id", data.UserId(hctx.GetConf(ctx).UserSecret))
-	resp, err := httpClient().Do(req)
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to POST %s: %w", GetServerHostname()+path, err)
 	}
diff --git a/shared/ai/ai.go b/shared/ai/ai.go
index 926b311..79208a8 100644
--- a/shared/ai/ai.go
+++ b/shared/ai/ai.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func GetAiSuggestionsViaOpenAiApi(apiEndpoint, query, shellName, osName string,
 	if apiKey == "" && apiEndpoint == DefaultOpenAiEndpoint {
 		return nil, OpenAiUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is not set")
 	}
-	client := &http.Client{}
 	apiReq := openAiRequest{
 		Model:             "gpt-3.5-turbo",
 		NumberCompletions: numberCompletions,
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func GetAiSuggestionsViaOpenAiApi(apiEndpoint, query, shellName, osName string,
 	if apiKey != "" {
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+apiKey)
 	}
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, OpenAiUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to query OpenAI API: %w", err)
 	}