diff --git a/services/slack/service.go b/services/slack/service.go
index bc78a3faa6..62ad432b04 100644
--- a/services/slack/service.go
+++ b/services/slack/service.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 type Service struct {
 	configValue atomic.Value
+	clientValue atomic.Value
 	logger      *log.Logger
 	client      *http.Client
 }
@@ -32,10 +33,13 @@ func NewService(c Config, l *log.Logger) (*Service, error) {
 	}
 	s := &Service{
 		logger: l,
-		client: &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig}},
 	}
 	s.configValue.Store(c)
-
+	s.clientValue.Store(&http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig,
+		},
+	})
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -65,8 +69,12 @@ func (s *Service) Update(newConfig []interface{}) error {
 		if tlsConfig.InsecureSkipVerify {
 			s.logger.Println("W! Slack service is configured to skip ssl verification")
 		}
-		s.client = &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig}}
 		s.configValue.Store(c)
+		s.clientValue.Store(&http.Client{
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig,
+			},
+		})
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -120,7 +128,8 @@ func (s *Service) Alert(channel, message, username, iconEmoji string, level aler
 		return err
 	}
 	s.logger.Println("D! Posting event to Slack", post)
-	resp, err := s.client.Post(url, "application/json", post)
+	client := s.clientValue.Load().(*http.Client)
+	resp, err := client.Post(url, "application/json", post)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}