diff --git a/src/authenticator.rs b/src/authenticator.rs
index d862aa286..0df1a2b40 100644
--- a/src/authenticator.rs
+++ b/src/authenticator.rs
@@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ pub trait HyperClientBuilder {
     /// Create a hyper::Client
     fn build_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<Self::Connector>;
 
+    /// Create a `hyper::Client` (HTTPS not required)
+    fn build_insecure_http_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<Self::Connector>;
+
     /// Create a `hyper::Client` for tests (HTTPS not required)
     #[doc(hidden)]
     fn build_test_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<Self::Connector>;
@@ -789,6 +792,22 @@ impl HyperClientBuilder for DefaultHyperClient {
     type Connector = hyper_tls::HttpsConnector<hyper::client::connect::HttpConnector>;
 
     fn build_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<Self::Connector> {
+        #[cfg(feature = "hyper-rustls")]
+        let connector = hyper_rustls::HttpsConnectorBuilder::new()
+            .with_native_roots()
+            .https_only()
+            .enable_http1()
+            .enable_http2()
+            .build();
+        #[cfg(all(not(feature = "hyper-rustls"), feature = "hyper-tls"))]
+        let connector = hyper_tls::HttpsConnector::new();
+
+        hyper::Client::builder()
+            .pool_max_idle_per_host(0)
+            .build::<_, hyper::Body>(connector)
+    }
+
+    fn build_insecure_http_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<Self::Connector> {
         #[cfg(feature = "hyper-rustls")]
         let connector = hyper_rustls::HttpsConnectorBuilder::new()
             .with_native_roots()
@@ -834,6 +853,10 @@ where
         self
     }
 
+    fn build_insecure_http_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<C> {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn build_test_hyper_client(self) -> hyper::Client<Self::Connector> {
         self
     }