diff --git a/lib/unleash/client.rb b/lib/unleash/client.rb
index a67d605b..c5047ae2 100644
--- a/lib/unleash/client.rb
+++ b/lib/unleash/client.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require 'unleash/metrics_reporter'
 require 'unleash/scheduled_executor'
 require 'unleash/feature_toggle'
+require 'unleash/util/http'
 require 'logger'
 require 'time'
 
@@ -135,29 +136,12 @@ def register
 
       # Send the request, if possible
       begin
-        response = http_send_request(info.to_json)
+        response = Unleash::Util::Http.post(Unleash.configuration.client_register_url, info.to_json)
       rescue Exception => e
         Unleash.logger.error "unable to register client with unleash server due to exception #{e.class}:'#{e}'."
         Unleash.logger.error "stacktrace: #{e.backtrace}"
       end
       Unleash.logger.debug "client registered: #{response}"
     end
-
-    # TODO: FIXME: de-duplicate code
-    def http_send_request(body)
-      uri = URI(Unleash.configuration.client_register_url)
-      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
-      http.use_ssl = true if uri.scheme == 'https'
-      http.open_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout
-      http.read_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout
-
-      headers = (Unleash.configuration.http_headers || {}).dup
-      headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
-
-      request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, headers)
-      request.body = body
-
-      http.request(request)
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/unleash/metrics_reporter.rb b/lib/unleash/metrics_reporter.rb
index ac539ac3..019dca9d 100755
--- a/lib/unleash/metrics_reporter.rb
+++ b/lib/unleash/metrics_reporter.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def generate_report
     def send
       Unleash.logger.debug "send() Report"
 
-      response = http_send_request(self.generate_report.to_json)
+      response = Unleash::Util::Http.post(Unleash.configuration.client_metrics_url, self.generate_report.to_json)
 
       if ['200', '202'].include? response.code
         Unleash.logger.debug "Report sent to unleash server sucessfully. Server responded with http code #{response.code}"
@@ -44,23 +44,5 @@ def send
         Unleash.logger.error "Error when sending report to unleash server. Server responded with http code #{response.code}."
       end
     end
-
-    private
-
-    def http_send_request(body)
-      uri = URI(Unleash.configuration.client_metrics_url)
-      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
-      http.use_ssl = true if uri.scheme == 'https'
-      http.open_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout
-      http.read_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout
-
-      headers = (Unleash.configuration.http_headers || {}).dup
-      headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
-
-      request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, headers)
-      request.body = body
-
-      http.request(request)
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/unleash/toggle_fetcher.rb b/lib/unleash/toggle_fetcher.rb
index a11a7ba3..bd9cb57f 100755
--- a/lib/unleash/toggle_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/unleash/toggle_fetcher.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def toggles
     # rename to refresh_from_server!  ??
     def fetch
       Unleash.logger.debug "fetch()"
-      response = http_fetch_request
+      response = Unleash::Util::Http.get(Unleash.configuration.fetch_toggles_url, etag)
 
       if response.code == '304'
         Unleash.logger.debug "No changes according to the unleash server, nothing to do."
@@ -85,27 +85,6 @@ def save!
 
     private
 
-    def http_fetch_request
-      Unleash.logger.debug "ETag: #{self.etag}" unless self.etag.nil?
-
-      uri = URI(Unleash.configuration.fetch_toggles_url)
-      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
-      http.use_ssl = true if uri.scheme == 'https'
-      http.open_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout # in seconds
-      http.read_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout # in seconds
-
-      request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri, http_headers)
-      http.request(request)
-    end
-
-    def http_headers
-      headers = (Unleash.configuration.http_headers || {}).dup
-      headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
-      headers['If-None-Match'] = self.etag unless self.etag.nil?
-
-      headers
-    end
-
     def synchronize_with_local_cache!(features)
       if self.toggle_cache != features
         self.toggle_lock.synchronize do
diff --git a/lib/unleash/util/http.rb b/lib/unleash/util/http.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25e450a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unleash/util/http.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require 'net/http'
+require 'uri'
+
+module Unleash
+  module Util
+    module Http
+      def self.get(url, etag = nil)
+        uri = URI(url)
+        http = http_connection(uri)
+
+        request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri, http_headers(etag))
+
+        http.request(request)
+      end
+
+      def self.post(url, body)
+        uri = URI(url)
+        http = http_connection(uri)
+
+        request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, http_headers)
+        request.body = body
+
+        http.request(request)
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def self.http_connection(uri)
+        http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+        http.use_ssl = true if uri.scheme == 'https'
+        http.open_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout # in seconds
+        http.read_timeout = Unleash.configuration.timeout # in seconds
+
+        http
+      end
+
+      def self.http_headers(etag = nil)
+        Unleash.logger.debug "ETag: #{etag}" unless etag.nil?
+
+        headers = (Unleash.configuration.http_headers || {}).dup
+        headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+        headers['If-None-Match'] = etag unless etag.nil?
+
+        headers
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end