diff --git a/json_rpc/clients/httpclient.nim b/json_rpc/clients/httpclient.nim
index b0296d8..e3d8f7e 100644
--- a/json_rpc/clients/httpclient.nim
+++ b/json_rpc/clients/httpclient.nim
@@ -24,17 +24,18 @@ const
   MaxHttpRequestSize = 128 * 1024 * 1024 # maximum size of HTTP body in octets
 
 proc new(T: type RpcHttpClient, maxBodySize = MaxHttpRequestSize, secure = false): T =
-  if secure:
-    T(
-      maxBodySize: maxBodySize,
-      httpSession: HttpSessionRef.new(flags={HttpClientFlag.NoVerifyHost,
-                          HttpClientFlag.NoVerifyServerName}),
-    )
+  let httpSessionFlags = if secure:
+    {
+      HttpClientFlag.NoVerifyHost,
+      HttpClientFlag.NoVerifyServerName
+    }
   else:
-    T(
-      maxBodySize: maxBodySize,
-      httpSession: HttpSessionRef.new(),
-    )
+    {}
+
+  T(
+    maxBodySize: maxBodySize,
+    httpSession: HttpSessionRef.new(flags = httpSessionFlags)
+  )
 
 proc newRpcHttpClient*(maxBodySize = MaxHttpRequestSize, secure = false): RpcHttpClient =
   RpcHttpClient.new(maxBodySize, secure)
@@ -55,8 +56,10 @@ method call*(client: RpcHttpClient, name: string,
     res =
       try:
         await req.send()
-      except CatchableError as exc:
-        raise (ref RpcPostError)(msg: "Failed to send POST Request with JSON-RPC.", parent: exc)
+      except CancelledError as e:
+        raise e
+      except CatchableError as e:
+        raise (ref RpcPostError)(msg: "Failed to send POST Request with JSON-RPC.", parent: e)
 
   if res.status < 200 or res.status >= 300: # res.status is not 2xx (success)
     raise newException(ErrorResponse, "POST Response: " & $res.status)
@@ -68,6 +71,8 @@ method call*(client: RpcHttpClient, name: string,
   let resBytes =
     try:
       await res.getBodyBytes(client.maxBodySize)
+    except CancelledError as e:
+      raise e
     except CatchableError as exc:
       raise (ref FailedHttpResponse)(msg: "Failed to read POST Response for JSON-RPC.", parent: exc)
 
@@ -101,18 +106,15 @@ proc connect*(client: RpcHttpClient, url: string)
   if client.httpAddress.isErr:
     raise newException(RpcAddressUnresolvableError, client.httpAddress.error)
 
-proc connect*(client: RpcHttpClient, address: string, port: Port, secure=false) {.async.} =
-  var uri = initUri()
-  if secure:
-    uri.scheme = "https"
-  else:
-    uri.scheme = "http"
-  uri.hostname = address
-  uri.port = $port
+proc connect*(client: RpcHttpClient, address: string, port: Port, secure: bool) {.async.} =
+  var uri = Uri(
+    scheme: if secure: "https" else: "http",
+    hostname: address,
+    port: $port)
 
   let res = getAddress(client.httpSession, uri)
   if res.isOk:
     client.httpAddress = res
   else:
     raise newException(RpcAddressUnresolvableError, res.error)
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+  
diff --git a/tests/testhttp.nim b/tests/testhttp.nim
index cb42643..4aabe8d 100644
--- a/tests/testhttp.nim
+++ b/tests/testhttp.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const TestsCount = 100
 
 proc simpleTest(address: string, port: Port): Future[bool] {.async.} =
   var client = newRpcHttpClient()
-  await client.connect(address, port)
+  await client.connect(address, port, secure = false)
   var r = await client.call("noParamsProc", %[])
   if r.getStr == "Hello world":
     result = true
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ proc continuousTest(address: string, port: Port): Future[int] {.async.} =
   var client = newRpcHttpClient()
   result = 0
   for i in 0..<TestsCount:
-    await client.connect(address, port)
+    await client.connect(address, port, secure = false)
     var r = await client.call("myProc", %[%"abc", %[1, 2, 3, i]])
     if r.getStr == "Hello abc data: [1, 2, 3, " & $i & "]":
       result += 1
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ proc continuousTest(address: string, port: Port): Future[int] {.async.} =
 
 proc invalidTest(address: string, port: Port): Future[bool] {.async.} =
   var client = newRpcHttpClient()
-  await client.connect(address, port)
+  await client.connect(address, port, secure = false)
   var invalidA, invalidB: bool
   try:
     var r = await client.call("invalidProcA", %[])