diff --git a/src/data_collection/amsc_awos_sources.py b/src/data_collection/amsc_awos_sources.py
index 6247670c..616ff2d0 100644
--- a/src/data_collection/amsc_awos_sources.py
+++ b/src/data_collection/amsc_awos_sources.py
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ class AmscAwosSourceMixin:
 
     def _http_get_json(self, url: str, *, headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         verify = os.getenv("POLYWEATHER_AMSC_SSL_VERIFY", "true").strip().lower() not in {"0", "false", "no"}
-        response = httpx.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=getattr(self, "timeout", 10.0), verify=verify)
+        with httpx.Client(verify=verify) as client:
+            response = client.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=getattr(self, "timeout", 10.0))
         response.raise_for_status()
         try:
             return response.json()