diff --git a/lib/src/client.dart b/lib/src/client.dart
index 22b9e8e2..8e85102f 100644
--- a/lib/src/client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/client.dart
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class Client extends MatrixApi {
     String MatrixIdOrDomain,
   ) async {
     try {
-      final response = await http.get(Uri.https(
+      final response = await httpClient.get(Uri.https(
           MatrixIdOrDomain.domain ?? '', '/.well-known/matrix/client'));
       var respBody = response.body;
       try {
diff --git a/lib/src/event.dart b/lib/src/event.dart
index e039aeb9..b9555059 100644
--- a/lib/src/event.dart
+++ b/lib/src/event.dart
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:html/parser.dart';
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/src/utils/event_localizations.dart';
@@ -607,7 +606,9 @@ class Event extends MatrixEvent {
 
     // Download the file
     if (uint8list == null) {
-      downloadCallback ??= (Uri url) async => (await http.get(url)).bodyBytes;
+      final httpClient = room.client.httpClient;
+      downloadCallback ??=
+          (Uri url) async => (await httpClient.get(url)).bodyBytes;
       uint8list = await downloadCallback(mxcUrl.getDownloadLink(room.client));
       storeable = database != null &&
           storeable &&