diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/FeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/FeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
index e4f54356..f84dc509 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/FeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/FeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
@@ -100,12 +100,16 @@ public class FeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient implements Client {
 					.body(message, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).build();
 		}
 		String reconstructedUrl = loadBalancerClient.reconstructURI(instance, originalUri).toString();
-		Request newRequest = Request.create(request.httpMethod(), reconstructedUrl, request.headers(), request.body(),
-				request.charset(), request.requestTemplate());
+		Request newRequest = buildRequest(request, reconstructedUrl);
 		return executeWithLoadBalancerLifecycleProcessing(delegate, options, newRequest, lbResponse,
 				supportedLifecycleProcessors);
 	}
 
+	protected Request buildRequest(Request request, String reconstructedUrl) {
+		return Request.create(request.httpMethod(), reconstructedUrl, request.headers(), request.body(),
+				request.charset(), request.requestTemplate());
+	}
+
 	// Visible for Sleuth instrumentation
 	public Client getDelegate() {
 		return delegate;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/RetryableFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/RetryableFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
index 67ac1c0d..97ea9b90 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/RetryableFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/loadbalancer/RetryableFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient.java
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ public class RetryableFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient implements Client {
 					}
 					String reconstructedUrl = loadBalancerClient.reconstructURI(retrievedServiceInstance, originalUri)
 							.toString();
-					feignRequest = Request.create(request.httpMethod(), reconstructedUrl, request.headers(),
-							request.body(), request.charset(), request.requestTemplate());
+					feignRequest = buildRequest(request, reconstructedUrl);
 				}
 			}
 			org.springframework.cloud.client.loadbalancer.Response<ServiceInstance> lbResponse = new DefaultResponse(
@@ -173,6 +172,11 @@ public class RetryableFeignBlockingLoadBalancerClient implements Client {
 		});
 	}
 
+	protected Request buildRequest(Request request, String reconstructedUrl) {
+		return Request.create(request.httpMethod(), reconstructedUrl, request.headers(), request.body(),
+				request.charset(), request.requestTemplate());
+	}
+
 	private RetryTemplate buildRetryTemplate(String serviceId, Request request, LoadBalancedRetryPolicy retryPolicy) {
 		RetryTemplate retryTemplate = new RetryTemplate();
 		BackOffPolicy backOffPolicy = this.loadBalancedRetryFactory.createBackOffPolicy(serviceId);