diff --git a/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/api/HttpClientCustomizer.java b/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/api/HttpClientCustomizer.java
index d9944269..4223367e 100644
--- a/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/api/HttpClientCustomizer.java
+++ b/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/api/HttpClientCustomizer.java
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ public interface HttpClientCustomizer {
    * Callback to customize a {@link reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient} instance.
    * @param httpClient the client to customize
    */
-  void customize(HttpClient httpClient);
+  HttpClient customize(HttpClient httpClient);
 
 }
diff --git a/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/impl/SpringRhymeAutoConfiguration.java b/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/impl/SpringRhymeAutoConfiguration.java
index 190e997f..5a9953fa 100644
--- a/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/impl/SpringRhymeAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/integration/spring/src/main/java/io/wcm/caravan/rhyme/spring/impl/SpringRhymeAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ WebClient.Builder defaultRhymeWebClientBuilder(ObjectProvider<HttpClientCustomiz
 
     HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient.create(connectionProvider);
 
-    httpClientCustomizerProvider.orderedStream().forEach(customizer -> customizer.customize(httpClient));
+    for (HttpClientCustomizer customizer : httpClientCustomizerProvider) {
+      httpClient = customizer.customize(httpClient);
+    }
 
     return WebClient.builder()
         .codecs(configurer -> configurer.defaultCodecs().maxInMemorySize(16 * 1024 * 1024))