diff --git a/system/discourse/api/client.go b/system/discourse/api/client.go
index bdbc375..50f3b60 100644
--- a/system/discourse/api/client.go
+++ b/system/discourse/api/client.go
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ func NewDefaultClientConfig(
 	logger Logger,
 ) ClientConfig {
 	var httpClient *http.Client = nil
-	var httpTransport *http.Transport = nil
+	var httpTransport *http.Transport = http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).
+		Clone()
 
 	if proxy != "" {
 		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(proxy)
diff --git a/system/hackernews/hackernews.go b/system/hackernews/hackernews.go
index 049ed50..cf7068e 100644
--- a/system/hackernews/hackernews.go
+++ b/system/hackernews/hackernews.go
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ func (sys *System) Description() string {
 
 func (sys *System) Load() error {
 	var httpClient *http.Client = nil
-	var httpTransport *http.Transport = nil
+	var httpTransport *http.Transport = http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).
+		Clone()
 
 	proxy := sys.config["proxy"].(string)
 	if proxy != "" {
diff --git a/system/lemmy/lemmy.go b/system/lemmy/lemmy.go
index 2b45166..ec10258 100644
--- a/system/lemmy/lemmy.go
+++ b/system/lemmy/lemmy.go
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ func (sys *System) Description() string {
 
 func (sys *System) Load() error {
 	var httpClient *http.Client = nil
-	var httpTransport *http.Transport = nil
+	var httpTransport *http.Transport = http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).
+		Clone()
 	var err error
 
 	u := sys.config["url"]
diff --git a/system/lobsters/api/client.go b/system/lobsters/api/client.go
index dfc7583..c9eeae7 100644
--- a/system/lobsters/api/client.go
+++ b/system/lobsters/api/client.go
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ func NewDefaultClientConfig(
 	logger Logger,
 ) ClientConfig {
 	var httpClient *http.Client = nil
-	var httpTransport *http.Transport = nil
+	var httpTransport *http.Transport = http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).
+		Clone()
 
 	if proxy != "" {
 		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(proxy)