diff --git a/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/utils/APIService.java b/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/utils/APIService.java
index 15c0359b55..2c7158163c 100644
--- a/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/utils/APIService.java
+++ b/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/utils/APIService.java
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
-import org.glassfish.jersey.apache.connector.ApacheConnectorProvider;
-import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientConfig;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientProperties;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.client.HttpUrlConnectorProvider;
 
 
 public class APIService implements AutoCloseable{
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ public APIService(String baseUrl, String authToken, String sessionId, Map<String
 	}
 
 	public static Client createClient(Map<String,Object> properties) {
-		Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient(new ClientConfig().connectorProvider(new ApacheConnectorProvider()));
+		Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient();
 		client.property(ClientProperties.CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 3000);
 		client.property(ClientProperties.READ_TIMEOUT,    3000);
 		properties.entrySet().stream()
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ public AsyncInvoker prepareRequest(String apiPath) {
 				.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
 				.header("Authorization", "Bearer "+this.authToken)
 				.header("Session-Id", this.sessionId)
+				.property(HttpUrlConnectorProvider.SET_METHOD_WORKAROUND, true)
 				.async();
 	}