diff --git a/src/Solnet.Rpc/Core/Http/JsonRpcClient.cs b/src/Solnet.Rpc/Core/Http/JsonRpcClient.cs
index 41327779..a1a27d4a 100644
--- a/src/Solnet.Rpc/Core/Http/JsonRpcClient.cs
+++ b/src/Solnet.Rpc/Core/Http/JsonRpcClient.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ protected JsonRpcClient(string url, ILogger logger = default, HttpClient httpCli
         {
             _logger = logger;
             NodeAddress = new Uri(url);
-            _httpClient = httpClient ?? new HttpClient { BaseAddress = NodeAddress };
+            _httpClient = httpClient ?? new HttpClient();
+            _httpClient.BaseAddress = NodeAddress;
             _rateLimiter = rateLimiter;
             _serializerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
             {