diff --git a/pkg/controller/webhook.go b/pkg/controller/webhook.go
index a4d577c4..f8182f65 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/webhook.go
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ func callWebhook(webhook string, payload interface{}, timeout string) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(req.Context(), t)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	httpClient := http.DefaultClient
-	httpClient.Transport = http.DefaultTransport
-
-	r, err := httpClient.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	r, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/notifier/client.go b/pkg/notifier/client.go
index e1cee44e..cdcbb64a 100644
--- a/pkg/notifier/client.go
+++ b/pkg/notifier/client.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func postMessage(address string, proxy string, payload interface{}) error {
-	httpClient := http.DefaultClient
+	var httpClient = &http.Client{}
 
 	if proxy != "" {
 		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(proxy)