diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 3866ebc..c8b6871 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type DiscordClient struct {
 	usersFromReady map[string]*discordgo.User
 	UserLogin      *bridgev2.UserLogin
 	Session        *discordgo.Session
+	client         *http.Client
 
 	hasBegunSyncing bool
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func (d *DiscordConnector) LoadUserLogin(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.Us
 		connector: d,
 		UserLogin: login,
 		Session:   session,
+		client:    d.Bridge.GetHTTPClientSettings().Compile(),
 	}
 
 	login.Client = &cl
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) makeAvatarForGuild(guild *discordgo.Guild) *bridgev2.Ava
 		ID: discordid.MakeAvatarID(guild.Icon),
 		Get: func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 			url := discordgo.EndpointGuildIcon(guild.ID, guild.Icon)
-			return simpleDownload(ctx, url, "guild icon")
+			return d.simpleDownload(ctx, url, "guild icon")
 		},
 		Remove: guild.Icon == "",
 	}
@@ -370,13 +372,13 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) bridgeGuild(ctx context.Context, guildID string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func simpleDownload(ctx context.Context, url, thing string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (d *DiscordClient) simpleDownload(ctx context.Context, url, thing string) ([]byte, error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare request: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	resp, err := d.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to download %s: %w", thing, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/connector/events.go b/pkg/connector/events.go
index 86a5c52..6e72da6 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/events.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/events.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (d *DiscordChatResync) avatar(ctx context.Context) *bridgev2.Avatar {
 		ID: discordid.MakeAvatarID(ch.Icon),
 		Get: func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 			url := discordgo.EndpointGroupIcon(ch.ID, ch.Icon)
-			return simpleDownload(ctx, url, "group dm icon")
+			return d.Client.simpleDownload(ctx, url, "group dm icon")
 		},
 		Remove: ch.Icon == "",
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/connector/userinfo.go b/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
index eb3e7b1..5a0bef6 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) IsThisUser(ctx context.Context, userID networkid.UserID)
 	return userID == discordid.UserLoginIDToUserID(d.UserLogin.ID)
 }
 
-func makeUserAvatar(u *discordgo.User) *bridgev2.Avatar {
+func (d *DiscordClient) makeUserAvatar(u *discordgo.User) *bridgev2.Avatar {
 	url := u.AvatarURL("256")
 
 	return &bridgev2.Avatar{
 		ID: discordid.MakeAvatarID(url),
 		Get: func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-			return simpleDownload(ctx, url, "user avatar")
+			return d.simpleDownload(ctx, url, "user avatar")
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) GetUserInfo(ctx context.Context, ghost *bridgev2.Ghost)
 	return &bridgev2.UserInfo{
 		Identifiers: []string{fmt.Sprintf("discord:%s", user.ID)},
 		Name:        ptr.Ptr(user.DisplayName()),
-		Avatar:      makeUserAvatar(user),
+		Avatar:      d.makeUserAvatar(user),
 		IsBot:       &user.Bot,
 	}, nil
 }