diff --git a/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/Program.cs b/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/Program.cs
index d741deb..3bec40a 100644
--- a/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/Program.cs
@@ -50,15 +50,19 @@
             theme: SystemConsoleTheme.Colored);
 });
 
-var handler = new HttpClientHandler();
-if (handler.SupportsAutomaticDecompression)
-{
-    handler.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate | DecompressionMethods.Brotli;
-}
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient("MangaDex")
+	.ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() =>
+	{
+		var handler = new HttpClientHandler();
+
+		if (handler.SupportsAutomaticDecompression)
+		{
+			handler.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate | DecompressionMethods.Brotli;
+		}
 
-var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
+        return handler;
+	});
 
-builder.Services.AddSingleton(httpClient);
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<MangaDexApiService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<MangaDexConverterService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IMetadataFetcher, MangaDexMetadataFetcher>();
diff --git a/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/packages.lock.json b/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/packages.lock.json
index 0135145..1988c2c 100644
--- a/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/packages.lock.json
+++ b/backend/MangaMagnet.Api/packages.lock.json
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "7.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "tldQUBWt/xeH2K7/hMPPo5g8zuLc3Ro9I5d4o/XrxvxOCA2EZBtW7bCHHTc49fcBtvB8tLAb/Qsmfrq+2SJ4vA==",
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "0J/9YNXTMWSZP2p2+nvl8p71zpSwokZXZuJW+VjdErkegAnFdO1XlqtA62SJtgVYHdKu3uPxJHcMR/r35HwFBA==",
         "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": "7.0.0",
-          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "7.0.0"
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "8.0.0"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": {
@@ -422,6 +422,16 @@
           "System.Text.Json": "8.0.0"
         }
       },
+      "Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "3PZp/YSkIXrF7QK7PfC1bkyRYwqOHpWFad8Qx+4wkuumAeXo1NHaxpS9LboNA9OvNSAu+QOVlXbMyoY+pHSqcw==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "8.0.0"
+        }
+      },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "8.0.0",
@@ -483,6 +493,19 @@
           "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": "8.0.0"
         }
       },
+      "Microsoft.Extensions.Http": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "cWz4caHwvx0emoYe7NkHPxII/KkTI8R/LC9qdqJqnKv2poTJ4e2qqPGQqvRoQ5kaSA4FU5IV3qFAuLuOhoqULQ==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "8.0.0"
+        }
+      },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "8.0.0",
@@ -515,6 +538,18 @@
           "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "8.0.0"
         }
       },
+      "Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "8.0.0",
+        "contentHash": "0f4DMRqEd50zQh+UyJc+/HiBsZ3vhAQALgdkcQEalSH1L2isdC7Yj54M3cyo5e+BeO5fcBQ7Dxly8XiBBcvRgw==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "8.0.0",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "8.0.0"
+        }
+      },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "8.0.0",
@@ -942,6 +977,7 @@
         "type": "Project",
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": "[8.0.1, )",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Http": "[8.0.0, )",
           "System.Threading.RateLimiting": "[8.0.0, )"
         }
       }
diff --git a/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/MangaMagnet.Core.csproj b/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/MangaMagnet.Core.csproj
index f7c7a5e..178b7c3 100644
--- a/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/MangaMagnet.Core.csproj
+++ b/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/MangaMagnet.Core.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.1" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="8.0.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.RateLimiting" Version="8.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/Providers/MangaDex/MangaDexApiService.cs b/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/Providers/MangaDex/MangaDexApiService.cs
index 38e72a2..58ad142 100644
--- a/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/Providers/MangaDex/MangaDexApiService.cs
+++ b/backend/MangaMagnet.Core/Providers/MangaDex/MangaDexApiService.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace MangaMagnet.Core.Providers.MangaDex;
 
-public class MangaDexApiService(HttpClient httpClient, ILogger<MangaDexApiService> logger) : SimpleRatelimitedProvider
+public class MangaDexApiService(IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, ILogger<MangaDexApiService> logger) : SimpleRatelimitedProvider
 {
     public async Task<List<MangaDexMangaData>> SearchMangaByNameAsync(string input, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
@@ -89,15 +89,19 @@ public async Task<List<MangaDexChapter>> FetchMangaChapters(string mangaDexId, C
 	    return chapters;
     }
 
-    private Task<T> SendAndParseGetRequestAsync<T>(string requestUri, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
-	    => SendAndParseRequestAsync<T>(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, requestUri), cancellationToken);
+    private async Task<T> SendAndParseGetRequestAsync<T>(string requestUri, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+	    using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, requestUri);
+
+	    return await SendAndParseRequestAsync<T>(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
 
     private async Task<T> SendAndParseRequestAsync<T>(HttpRequestMessage request,
 	    CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
 	    logger.LogDebug("Request Uri: {Request}", request.RequestUri);
 
-	    var responseMessage = await SendRequestAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+	    using var responseMessage = await SendRequestAsync(request, cancellationToken);
 
 	    return await responseMessage.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<T>(cancellationToken: cancellationToken) ??
 	                   throw new Exception("Failed to deserialize response");
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ private async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendRequestAsync(HttpRequestMessage requ
 
         await RateLimiter.AcquireAsync(cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
 
+        using var httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient("MangaDex");
         var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken);
 
         if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)