diff --git a/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Client/WoopsaClientProtocol.cs b/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Client/WoopsaClientProtocol.cs
index 0ef96c8..e95baea 100644
--- a/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Client/WoopsaClientProtocol.cs
+++ b/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Client/WoopsaClientProtocol.cs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ private string Request(string path, NameValueCollection postData, TimeSpan timeo
                     throw;
             }
         }
-        private void CancelPendingRequests() => _httpClient.CancelPendingRequests();
+        private void CancelPendingRequests() => _httpClient?.CancelPendingRequests();
 
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Woopsa.csproj b/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Woopsa.csproj
index ac30f97..e96e56d 100644
--- a/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Woopsa.csproj
+++ b/Sources/DotNet/Woopsa/Woopsa.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0' ">2.0.0</NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>
     <VersionSuffix>$(VersionSuffix)</VersionSuffix>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.3.1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.3.2</VersionPrefix>
     <Copyright></Copyright>
     <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/Sources/DotNet/WoopsaTest/UnitTestWoopsaClient.cs b/Sources/DotNet/WoopsaTest/UnitTestWoopsaClient.cs
index a2dacf9..5538262 100644
--- a/Sources/DotNet/WoopsaTest/UnitTestWoopsaClient.cs
+++ b/Sources/DotNet/WoopsaTest/UnitTestWoopsaClient.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ public class UnitTestWoopsaClient
 
         #endregion
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TestClientSimpleInstanciationAndDispose()
+        {
+            using (WoopsaClient client = new WoopsaClient("http://localhost:10000/woopsa"))
+            { }
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void TestWoopsaClientSubscriptionChannel()
         {