diff --git a/cmd/internal/statsapi/client.go b/cmd/internal/statsapi/client.go
index a5dcb8f..3b8b771 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/statsapi/client.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/statsapi/client.go
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ func (c *Client) RequestDiffPatch(gamePk, startTimecode, pushUpdateId string) (D
 func (c *Client) get(endpoint *url.URL) ([]byte, error) {
 	url := c.baseURL.ResolveReference(endpoint)
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url.String(), nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
+	resp, err := c.httpClient.Get(url.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}