diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/plugins/okta/client/ApiHttpClientImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/plugins/okta/client/ApiHttpClientImpl.java
index 8b71c6a..cdcfe96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/plugins/okta/client/ApiHttpClientImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/plugins/okta/client/ApiHttpClientImpl.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class ApiHttpClientImpl implements ApiHttpClient
 
 	public ApiHttpClientImpl()
 	{
-		this(HttpClients.createDefault());
+		this(HttpClients.createSystem());
 	}
 
 	public ApiHttpClientImpl(final CloseableHttpClient client)