diff --git a/src/utils/reqwest_resume/mod.rs b/src/utils/reqwest_resume/mod.rs
index 66d27f2f8d87..7d383831fc35 100644
--- a/src/utils/reqwest_resume/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/reqwest_resume/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //! Some modifications have been done to update the code regarding `tokio`,
 //! replace the `hyperx` dependency with `hyper` and add two unit tests.
 
+use crate::utils::net::global_http_client;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::{ready, FutureExt as _, Stream, TryFutureExt as _};
 use std::{
@@ -36,11 +37,9 @@ impl ClientExt for reqwest::Client {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Client(reqwest::Client);
 impl Client {
-    /// Constructs a new `Client`.
-    ///
-    /// See [`reqwest::Client::new()`].
+    /// Constructs a new `Client` using the global Forest HTTP client.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self(reqwest::Client::new())
+        Self(global_http_client())
     }
     /// Convenience method to make a `GET` request to a URL.
     ///