diff --git a/authcaptureproxy/auth_capture_proxy.py b/authcaptureproxy/auth_capture_proxy.py
index 95e8a25..7708b63 100644
--- a/authcaptureproxy/auth_capture_proxy.py
+++ b/authcaptureproxy/auth_capture_proxy.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import re
 from functools import partial
 from json import JSONDecodeError
-from ssl import SSLContext, create_default_context
+from ssl import SSLContext
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Text, Tuple, Union
 
 import httpx
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 from authcaptureproxy.interceptor import BaseInterceptor, InterceptContext
 from authcaptureproxy.stackoverflow import get_open_port
 
-# Pre-configure SSL context
-ssl_context = create_default_context()
-
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self._preserve_headers = preserve_headers
         self.session_factory: Callable[[], httpx.AsyncClient] = session_factory or (
-            lambda: httpx.AsyncClient(verify=ssl_context)
+            lambda: httpx.AsyncClient(verify=True)
         )
         self.session: httpx.AsyncClient = session if session else self.session_factory()
         self._proxy_url: URL = proxy_url