diff --git a/src/main/scala/service/WebHookService.scala b/src/main/scala/service/WebHookService.scala
index fa81d19..7ddaa11 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/service/WebHookService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/service/WebHookService.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     import org.json4s.jackson.Serialization
     import org.json4s.jackson.Serialization.{read, write}
     import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost
-    import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient
+    import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder
     import scala.concurrent._
     import ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
     if(webHookURLs.nonEmpty){
       val json = write(payload)
-      val httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient()
+      val httpClient = HttpClientBuilder.create.build
 
       webHookURLs.foreach { webHookUrl =>
         val f = future {