diff --git a/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/io/helidon/security/providers/google/login/GoogleTokenProvider.java b/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/io/helidon/security/providers/google/login/GoogleTokenProvider.java
index 78324b92cb3..8655721e183 100644
--- a/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/io/helidon/security/providers/google/login/GoogleTokenProvider.java
+++ b/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/io/helidon/security/providers/google/login/GoogleTokenProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ private GoogleTokenProvider(Builder builder) {
                 NetHttpTransport transport = transportBuilder.build();
 
                 // thread safe according to documentation
-                this.verifier = new GoogleIdTokenVerifier.Builder(transport, jsonFactory)
+                this.verifier = (GoogleIdTokenVerifier) new GoogleIdTokenVerifier.Builder(transport, jsonFactory)
+                        .setHttpTransportFactory(() -> transport)
                         .setAudience(Set.of(clientId))
                         .build();
             } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/module-info.java b/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/module-info.java
index ab4d29c2f6e..624cbe61896 100644
--- a/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/security/providers/google-login/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     requires java.logging;
     requires google.api.client;
     requires com.google.api.client;
+    requires com.google.api.client.auth;
     requires com.google.api.client.json.gson;
     requires io.helidon.security.providers.common;
     requires io.helidon.security.util;