diff --git a/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/Tools/TwitterAuthenticationInitializer.cs b/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/Tools/TwitterAuthenticationInitializer.cs
index 854cb2c..f65c708 100644
--- a/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/Tools/TwitterAuthenticationInitializer.cs
+++ b/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/Tools/TwitterAuthenticationInitializer.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter.Tools
     {
         Task EnsureAuthenticationIsInitialized();
         Task<HttpClient> MakeHttpClient();
+        HttpRequestMessage MakeHttpRequest(HttpMethod m, string endpoint);
     }
 
     public class TwitterAuthenticationInitializer : ITwitterAuthenticationInitializer
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter.Tools
         {
             (string bearer, string guest) = await GetCred();
 
-//            HttpClient client = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
-            HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
+            HttpClient client = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+            //HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("Authorization", $"Bearer " + bearer); 
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("x-guest-token", guest);
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("Referer", "https://twitter.com/");
@@ -115,5 +116,16 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter.Tools
             int r = rnd.Next(_twitterClients.Count);
             return _twitterClients[r];
         }
+        public HttpRequestMessage MakeHttpRequest(HttpMethod m, string endpoint)
+        {
+            var client = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(m, endpoint);
+            int r = rnd.Next(_twitterClients.Count);
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Authorization", $"Bearer " + BearerToken); 
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("x-guest-token", _tokens[r]);
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Referer", "https://twitter.com/");
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("x-twitter-active-user", "yes");
+            return request;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterTweetsService.cs b/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterTweetsService.cs
index bf4a05c..31c6329 100644
--- a/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterTweetsService.cs
+++ b/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterTweetsService.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter
         public async Task<ExtractedTweet> GetTweetAsync(long statusId)
         {
 
-
             var client = await _twitterAuthenticationInitializer.MakeHttpClient();
 
 
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter
             try
             {
                 JsonDocument tweet;
-                using (var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("GET"), reqURL))
+                using (var request = _twitterAuthenticationInitializer.MakeHttpRequest(new HttpMethod("GET"), reqURL))
                 {
                     var httpResponse = await client.SendAsync(request);
                     httpResponse.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter
             List<ExtractedTweet> extractedTweets = new List<ExtractedTweet>();
             try
             {
-                using (var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("GET"), reqURL))
+                using (var request = _twitterAuthenticationInitializer.MakeHttpRequest(new HttpMethod("GET"), reqURL))
                 {
 
                     var httpResponse = await client.SendAsync(request);
diff --git a/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterUserService.cs b/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterUserService.cs
index b3ed560..efed9c5 100644
--- a/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterUserService.cs
+++ b/src/BirdsiteLive.Twitter/TwitterUserService.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Twitter
             {
 
                 var client = await _twitterAuthenticationInitializer.MakeHttpClient();
-                using (var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("GET"), endpoint.Replace("elonmusk", username)))
+                using (var request = _twitterAuthenticationInitializer.MakeHttpRequest(new HttpMethod("GET"), endpoint.Replace("elonmusk", username)))
                 {
                     var httpResponse = await client.SendAsync(request);
                     httpResponse.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();