diff --git a/src/engine/migrate_glyphs.go b/src/engine/migrate_glyphs.go
index fa904f9c..bbb6358f 100644
--- a/src/engine/migrate_glyphs.go
+++ b/src/engine/migrate_glyphs.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jandedobbeleer/oh-my-posh/src/platform"
 )
 
 type codePoints map[int]int
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ type codePoints map[int]int
 func getGlyphCodePoints() (codePoints, error) {
 	var codePoints = make(codePoints)
 
-	client := &http.Client{}
 	ctx, cncl := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*time.Duration(5000))
 	defer cncl()
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func getGlyphCodePoints() (codePoints, error) {
 		return codePoints, &ConnectionError{reason: err.Error()}
 	}
 
-	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	response, err := platform.Client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return codePoints, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/font/download.go b/src/font/download.go
index c2eb0c75..46effe87 100644
--- a/src/font/download.go
+++ b/src/font/download.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jandedobbeleer/oh-my-posh/src/platform"
 )
 
 func Download(fontPath string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -38,20 +38,11 @@ func isZipFile(data []byte) bool {
 }
 
 func getRemoteFile(location string) (data []byte, err error) {
-	client := &http.Client{
-		Transport: &http.Transport{
-			Dial: (&net.Dialer{
-				Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
-			}).Dial,
-			TLSHandshakeTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
-			ResponseHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
-		},
-	}
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), "GET", location, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := platform.Client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/src/font/nerd.go b/src/font/nerd.go
index b246bb7a..7646ec9b 100644
--- a/src/font/nerd.go
+++ b/src/font/nerd.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jandedobbeleer/oh-my-posh/src/platform"
 )
 
 type release struct {
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ type Asset struct {
 func (a Asset) FilterValue() string { return a.Name }
 
 func Nerds() ([]*Asset, error) {
-	client := &http.Client{}
 	ctx, cancelF := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*time.Duration(20))
 	defer cancelF()
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", "https://api.github.com/repos/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest", nil)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func Nerds() ([]*Asset, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/vnd.github.v3+json")
-	response, err := client.Do(req)
+	response, err := platform.Client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil || response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return nil, errors.New("failed to get nerd fonts release")
 	}
diff --git a/src/platform/httpclient.go b/src/platform/httpclient.go
index 267751da..7280f5a3 100644
--- a/src/platform/httpclient.go
+++ b/src/platform/httpclient.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package platform
 
 import (
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Inspired by: https://www.thegreatcodeadventure.com/mocking-http-requests-in-golang/
@@ -11,5 +13,13 @@ type httpClient interface {
 }
 
 var (
-	client httpClient = &http.Client{}
+	defaultTransport http.RoundTripper = &http.Transport{
+		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		Dial: (&net.Dialer{
+			Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		}).Dial,
+		TLSHandshakeTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		ResponseHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+	}
+	Client httpClient = &http.Client{Transport: defaultTransport}
 )
diff --git a/src/platform/shell.go b/src/platform/shell.go
index bda7534d..be5f33ea 100644
--- a/src/platform/shell.go
+++ b/src/platform/shell.go
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func (env *Shell) HTTPRequest(targetURL string, body io.Reader, timeout int, req
 		dump, _ := httputil.DumpRequestOut(request, true)
 		env.Debug(string(dump))
 	}
-	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	response, err := Client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		env.Error(err)
 		return nil, env.unWrapError(err)