diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java
index 646b0aff..16cc2b4f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/io/HttpClient.java
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ import okhttp3.WebSocket;
 import okhttp3.WebSocketListener;
 
 public abstract class HttpClient {
-    private static final transient Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpClient.class);
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpClient.class);
 
+    private static final ConnectionPool GLOBAL_HTTP_CONN_POOL = new ConnectionPool(10, 2, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+    
     protected OkHttpClient client;
     protected CookieJarImpl cookieJar = new CookieJarImpl();
     protected boolean loggedIn = false;
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ public abstract class HttpClient {
         loadCookies();
         Builder builder = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                 .cookieJar(cookieJar)
+                .connectionPool(GLOBAL_HTTP_CONN_POOL)
                 .connectTimeout(Config.getInstance().getSettings().httpTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                 .readTimeout(Config.getInstance().getSettings().httpTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                 .connectionPool(new ConnectionPool(50, 10, TimeUnit.MINUTES));