diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index 987b871874a3ad..0967bf3dd29f0f 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -10,22 +10,19 @@ use hyper::client::Client;
 use hyper::client::HttpConnector;
 use hyper::Uri;
 use hyper_rustls;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
 
-type HttpsConnector = hyper_rustls::HttpsConnector<HttpConnector>;
+type Connector = hyper_rustls::HttpsConnector<HttpConnector>;
 
 lazy_static! {
-  static ref connector_mutex: Mutex<HttpsConnector> = {
-    let num_dns_threads = 0;
-    Mutex::new(hyper_rustls::HttpsConnector::new(num_dns_threads))
+  static ref connector: Connector = {
+    let num_dns_threads = 4;
   };
 }
 
-pub fn get_client() -> Client<HttpsConnector, hyper::Body> {
+pub fn get_client() -> Client<Connector, hyper::Body> {
   // TODO use Hyper's connection pool.
-  //let connector = connector_mutex.lock().unwrap();
-  let connector: HttpsConnector = hyper_rustls::HttpsConnector::new(4);
-  let client = Client::builder().build(connector);
+  let c = Connector::new(num_dns_threads);
+  let client = Client::builder().build(c);
   return client;
 }