diff --git a/src/actions/configure.js b/src/actions/configure.js
index be94814..6d99105 100644
--- a/src/actions/configure.js
+++ b/src/actions/configure.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {createAction} from 'redux-actions';
-import axios from '../apis';
+import * as api from '../apis';
 
 export const FETCH_CONFIGURE_REQUEST = 'FETCH_CONFIGURE_REQUEST';
 export const FETCH_CONFIGURE_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_CONFIGURE_SUCCESS';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const fetchConfigure = () => async (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(fetchConfigureRequest());
 
   try {
-    const {data} = await axios.electron.get('configure');
+    const data = await api.getConfigure();
 
     return dispatch(fetchConfigureSuccess(data));
   } catch (err) {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const submitConfigure = (payload) => async (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(submitConfigureRequest());
 
   try {
-    const {data} = await axios.electron.post('configure', payload);
+    const data = await api.postConfigure(payload);
 
     if (data.error) {
       return dispatch(submitConfigureFailure(data));
diff --git a/src/actions/logout.js b/src/actions/logout.js
index a4db155..250f330 100644
--- a/src/actions/logout.js
+++ b/src/actions/logout.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {createAction} from 'redux-actions';
-import axios from "axios/index";
+import * as api from '../apis';
 
 export const FETCH_LOGOUT_REQUEST = 'FETCH_LOGOUT_REQUEST';
 export const FETCH_LOGOUT_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_LOGOUT_SUCCESS';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const fetchLogout = () => async (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(fetchLogoutRequest());
 
   try {
-    const {data} = await axios.get('logout');
+    const data = await api.getLogout();
 
     if (data.error) {
       return dispatch(fetchLogoutFailure(data));
diff --git a/src/actions/profile.js b/src/actions/profile.js
index 92966a2..08ade41 100644
--- a/src/actions/profile.js
+++ b/src/actions/profile.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {createAction} from 'redux-actions';
-import axios from '../apis';
 import {fetchConfigure} from './configure';
+import * as api from '../apis';
 
 export const DELETE_PROFILE_REQUEST = 'DELETE_PROFILE_REQUEST';
 export const DELETE_PROFILE_SUCCESS = 'DELETE_PROFILE_SUCCESS';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const deleteProfile = (payload) => async (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(deleteProfileRequest());
 
   try {
-    const {data} = await axios.electron.delete('profile', {
+    const {data} = await api.deleteProfile({
       params: payload
     });
     dispatch(deleteProfileSuccess(data));
diff --git a/src/actions/refresh.js b/src/actions/refresh.js
index 125c977..5a3c74f 100644
--- a/src/actions/refresh.js
+++ b/src/actions/refresh.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {createAction} from 'redux-actions';
-import axios from "axios/index";
+import * as api from '../apis';
 
 export const FETCH_REFRESH_REQUEST = 'FETCH_REFRESH_REQUEST';
 export const FETCH_REFRESH_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_REFRESH_SUCCESS';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const fetchRefresh = () => async (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(fetchRefreshRequest());
 
   try {
-    const {data} = await axios.get('refresh');
+    const data = await api.getRefresh();
 
     if (data.error) {
       return dispatch(fetchRefreshFailure(data));
diff --git a/src/apis/index.js b/src/apis/index.js
index 62d4ea2..b84d843 100644
--- a/src/apis/index.js
+++ b/src/apis/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,73 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
+import CONSTANTS from '../constants';
 
-const instances = {};
+const {endpoints} = CONSTANTS;
 
-export const createAxiosInstances = (endpoints) => {
-  Object.keys(endpoints).forEach((entry) => {
-    instances[entry] = axios.create({
-      baseURL: endpoints[entry],
-      timeout: 30000
-    });
+const axiosClient = axios.create({
+  baseURL: endpoints.electron,
+  timeout: 30000
+});
+
+/**
+ * Generic HTTP request function to wrap axios operations
+ * @param url
+ * @param method
+ * @param payload
+ * @param client
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+const executeRequest = async ({url, method = 'get', payload = null, client = axiosClient}) => {
+  const {data} = await client.request({
+    url,
+    method,
+    data: payload
   });
+
+  return data;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Execute GET request against the /configure endpoint
+ * @returns {Promise<*>}
+ */
+export const getConfigure = async () => {
+  return await executeRequest({url: 'configure'});
+};
+
+/**
+ * Execute POST request against the /configure endpoint with payload
+ * @param {Object} payload
+ * @returns {Promise<*>}
+ */
+export const postConfigure = async (payload) => {
+  return await executeRequest({url: 'configure', method: 'post', payload});
 };
 
-export default instances;
+/**
+ * Execute GET request against the SPA /refresh endpoint
+ * @returns {Promise<*>}
+ */
+export const getRefresh = async () => {
+  // Note: this call triggers the /refresh route on the SPA to make sure that
+  // we get routed to the right component.
+  return await executeRequest({url: 'refresh', client: axios});
+};
+
+/**
+ * Execute GET request against the SPA /logout endpoint
+ * @returns {Promise<*>}
+ */
+export const getLogout = async () => {
+  // Note: this call triggers the /logout route on the SPA to make sure that
+  // we get routed to the right component.
+  return await executeRequest({url: 'logout', client: axios});
+};
+
+/**
+ * Execute DELETE request against the /profile endpoint with payload
+ * @param {Object} payload
+ * @returns {Promise<*>}
+ */
+export const deleteProfile = async (payload) => {
+  return await executeRequest({url: 'profile', method: 'delete', payload});
+};
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8d74b32..de1115f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import {render} from 'react-dom';
 import {Provider} from 'react-redux';
 import {ConnectedRouter} from 'react-router-redux';
 import store, {history} from './store';
-import CONSTANTS from './constants';
-import {createAxiosInstances} from './apis';
 
 import './index.css';
 import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';
@@ -16,8 +14,6 @@ import faExclamationTriangle from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-free-solid/faExclama
 
 import App from './containers/App';
 
-createAxiosInstances(CONSTANTS.endpoints);
-
 fontawesome.library.add(faCopy, faTrashAlt, faExclamationTriangle);
 
 const target = document.querySelector('#root');