diff --git a/templates/jax-rs-config.java.mustache b/templates/jax-rs-config.java.mustache
index aa7d589..b654bff 100644
--- a/templates/jax-rs-config.java.mustache
+++ b/templates/jax-rs-config.java.mustache
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ public class {{configName}} implements ClientRequestFilter {
 
     @NonNull
     private final String baseUrl;
-    @Builder.Default
-    private final Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient()
-                                            .register(this)
-                                            .property(HttpUrlConnectorProvider.SET_METHOD_WORKAROUND, true);
 
     {{#headers}}/** {{#description}}{{.}}
     {{/description}} **/{{#required}}
@@ -38,6 +34,12 @@ public class {{configName}} implements ClientRequestFilter {
     private {{{type.name}}} {{label}};
     {{/headers}}
 
+    public Client getClient() {
+        return ClientBuilder.newClient()
+                            .register(this)
+                            .property(HttpUrlConnectorProvider.SET_METHOD_WORKAROUND, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void filter(ClientRequestContext requestContext) throws IOException {
         {{#headers}}
@@ -45,4 +47,8 @@ public class {{configName}} implements ClientRequestFilter {
         {{/headers}}
     }
 
+    public Client getClient() {
+
+    }
+
 }
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