diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/pom.xml
index 17f69d42ea..dddb5a499e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 			<groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
 			<artifactId>wiremock-standalone</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
 			<artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockTestsApplication.java b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockTestsApplication.java
index 06aca0a895..39eb1f4573 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockTestsApplication.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/WiremockTestsApplication.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.RequestEntity;
+import org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class Service {
 
 	public Service(RestTemplate restTemplate) {
 		this.restTemplate = restTemplate;
+		this.restTemplate.setRequestFactory(new HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory());
 	}
 
 	public String go() {