diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 47b9d3c7f..ebbad2cb9 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func New(opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 		c.sameOrigin = true
 	}
 	if c.noExtConfig {
+		c.setDefaultHTTPClient()
 		return c, nil
 	}