diff --git a/agent/http_client_4/src/main/java/com/intuit/tank/httpclient4/TankHttpClient4.java b/agent/http_client_4/src/main/java/com/intuit/tank/httpclient4/TankHttpClient4.java
index 592bfca46..b26cee82a 100644
--- a/agent/http_client_4/src/main/java/com/intuit/tank/httpclient4/TankHttpClient4.java
+++ b/agent/http_client_4/src/main/java/com/intuit/tank/httpclient4/TankHttpClient4.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public Object createHttpClient() {
         UserTokenHandler userTokenHandler = (httpContext) -> httpContext.getAttribute(HttpClientContext.USER_TOKEN);
         // default this implementation will create no more than than 2 concurrent connections per given route and no more 20 connections in total
         return HttpClients.custom()
+                .setConnectionManagerShared(true)
                 .setSSLHostnameVerifier(NoopHostnameVerifier.INSTANCE)
                 .setUserTokenHandler(userTokenHandler)
                 .evictIdleConnections(1L, TimeUnit.MINUTES)