diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs b/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs
index 0cd810cf..748c60c4 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Requester
 
             if (httpClient != null)
             {
+                _client = httpClient;
                 return httpClient;
             }