diff --git a/blob-proxy/main.go b/blob-proxy/main.go
index 8e3fce8..9e9a067 100644
--- a/blob-proxy/main.go
+++ b/blob-proxy/main.go
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import (
 	spinhttp "github.com/fermyon/spin/sdk/go/v2/http"
 )
 
-var (
-	client   = spinhttp.NewClient()
-	logLevel slog.LevelVar
-)
+var logLevel slog.LevelVar
 
 func init() {
 	// call the Handle function
@@ -60,7 +57,8 @@ func init() {
 		}
 
 		logger.Info("Forwarding request", slog.String("url", req.URL.String()))
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
+
+		resp, err := spinhttp.Send(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return