diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests/Http/ProxyConfigTest.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests/Http/ProxyConfigTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86d459c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests/Http/ProxyConfigTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
+{
+  public class ProxyConfigTest
+  {
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests/ProxyConfigTest.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests/ProxyConfigTest.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ab9897c..00000000
--- a/SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests/ProxyConfigTest.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using NUnit.Framework;
-
-namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Tests
-{
-  [TestFixture]
-  public class ProxyConfigTest
-  {
-    #region GetUri
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_HostNameWithScheme()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig { Host = "https://test-host.com" };
-      CheckUri(config.GetUri(), "https", "test-host.com", 80);
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_HostNameWithoutScheme()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig { Host = "test-host.com" };
-      CheckUri(config.GetUri(), "http", "test-host.com", 80);
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_HostNameWithSchemeAndPort()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig
-      {
-        Host = "https://test-host.com",
-        Port = 8080
-      };
-      CheckUri(config.GetUri(), "https", "test-host.com", 8080);
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_HostAddressWithScheme()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig { Host = "https://192.168.0.1" };
-      CheckUri(config.GetUri(), "https", "192.168.0.1", 80);
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_HostAddressWithoutScheme()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig { Host = "192.168.0.1" };
-      CheckUri(config.GetUri(), "http", "192.168.0.1", 80);
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_HostAddressWithSchemeAndPort()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig
-      {
-        Host = "https://192.168.0.1",
-        Port = 8080
-      };
-      CheckUri(config.GetUri(), "https", "192.168.0.1", 8080);
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_NullHost()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig { Host = null };
-      Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => config.GetUri());
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_EmptyHost()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig { Host = string.Empty };
-      Assert.Throws<UriFormatException>(() => config.GetUri());
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void GetUri_NegativePort()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig
-      {
-        Host = "test-host.com",
-        Port = -10
-      };
-      Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => config.GetUri());
-    }
-
-    #endregion GetUri
-
-    [Test]
-    public void Set_Null()
-    {
-      ProxyConfig config = new ProxyConfig
-      {
-        Host = "https://test-host.com",
-        Port = 1234,
-        Username = "admin",
-        Password = "password",
-        BypassProxyOnLocal = true
-      };
-      config.Set(null);
-
-      Assert.NotNull(config);
-      Assert.Null(config.Host);
-      Assert.AreEqual(80, config.Port);
-      Assert.Null(config.Username);
-      Assert.Null(config.Password);
-      Assert.False(config.BypassProxyOnLocal);
-    }
-
-    private static void CheckUri(Uri uri, string expectedScheme, string expectedHost, int expectedPort)
-    {
-      Assert.AreEqual(expectedScheme, uri.Scheme);
-      Assert.AreEqual(expectedHost, uri.Host);
-      Assert.AreEqual(expectedPort, uri.Port);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Clients/SpotifyClientConfig.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Clients/SpotifyClientConfig.cs
index 5588c55b..1458c1d7 100644
--- a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Clients/SpotifyClientConfig.cs
+++ b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Clients/SpotifyClientConfig.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
     /// <param name="httpClient"></param>
     /// <param name="retryHandler"></param>
     /// <param name="httpLogger"></param>
-    /// <param name="paginator"></param>
+    /// <param name="defaultPaginator"></param>
     public SpotifyClientConfig(
       Uri baseAddress,
       IAuthenticator authenticator,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
       IHTTPClient httpClient,
       IRetryHandler retryHandler,
       IHTTPLogger httpLogger,
-      IPaginator paginator
+      IPaginator defaultPaginator
     )
     {
       BaseAddress = baseAddress;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
       HTTPClient = httpClient;
       RetryHandler = retryHandler;
       HTTPLogger = httpLogger;
-      DefaultPaginator = paginator;
+      DefaultPaginator = defaultPaginator;
     }
 
     public SpotifyClientConfig WithToken(string token, string tokenType = "Bearer")
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
     }
 
 
-    public SpotifyClientConfig WithDefaultPaginator(IPaginator paginator)
+    public SpotifyClientConfig WithDefaultPaginator(IPaginator defaultPaginator)
     {
-      Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(paginator, nameof(paginator));
+      Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(defaultPaginator, nameof(defaultPaginator));
 
       return new SpotifyClientConfig(
         BaseAddress,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         HTTPClient,
         RetryHandler,
         HTTPLogger,
-        paginator
+        defaultPaginator
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IHttpClient.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IHttpClient.cs
index 5d830c0d..78a74ef6 100644
--- a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IHttpClient.cs
+++ b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IHttpClient.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Http
   public interface IHTTPClient : IDisposable
   {
     Task<IResponse> DoRequest(IRequest request);
-
     void SetRequestTimeout(TimeSpan timeout);
   }
 }
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IProxyConfig.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IProxyConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1076feb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/Interfaces/IProxyConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
+{
+  public interface IProxyConfig
+  {
+    string Host { get; }
+    int Port { get; }
+    string User { get; }
+    string Password { get; }
+    bool SkipSSLCheck { get; }
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Whether to bypass the proxy server for local addresses.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool BypassProxyOnLocal { get; }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/NetHttpClient.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/NetHttpClient.cs
index 0a922e74..dc860b12 100644
--- a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/NetHttpClient.cs
+++ b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/NetHttpClient.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
 using System;
 using System.IO;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Http
 {
   public class NetHttpClient : IHTTPClient
   {
+    private readonly HttpMessageHandler _httpMessageHandler;
     private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
 
     public NetHttpClient()
@@ -16,6 +18,14 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Http
       _httpClient = new HttpClient();
     }
 
+    public NetHttpClient(IProxyConfig proxyConfig)
+    {
+      Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(proxyConfig, nameof(proxyConfig));
+
+      _httpMessageHandler = CreateMessageHandler(proxyConfig);
+      _httpClient = new HttpClient(_httpMessageHandler);
+    }
+
     public async Task<IResponse> DoRequest(IRequest request)
     {
       Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(request, nameof(request));
@@ -84,6 +94,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Http
       if (disposing)
       {
         _httpClient?.Dispose();
+        _httpMessageHandler?.Dispose();
       }
     }
 
@@ -91,5 +102,35 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Http
     {
       _httpClient.Timeout = timeout;
     }
+
+    private static HttpMessageHandler CreateMessageHandler(IProxyConfig proxyConfig)
+    {
+      var proxy = new WebProxy
+      {
+        Address = new UriBuilder(proxyConfig.Host) { Port = proxyConfig.Port }.Uri,
+        UseDefaultCredentials = true,
+        BypassProxyOnLocal = proxyConfig.BypassProxyOnLocal
+      };
+
+      if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(proxyConfig.User) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(proxyConfig.Password))
+      {
+        proxy.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
+        proxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(proxyConfig.User, proxyConfig.Password);
+      }
+
+      var httpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
+      {
+        PreAuthenticate = proxy.UseDefaultCredentials,
+        UseDefaultCredentials = proxy.UseDefaultCredentials,
+        UseProxy = true,
+        Proxy = proxy,
+      };
+      if (proxyConfig.SkipSSLCheck)
+      {
+        httpClientHandler.ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (sender, cert, chain, sslPolicyErrors) => true;
+      }
+
+      return httpClientHandler;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/ProxyConfig.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/ProxyConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d08e9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SpotifyAPI.Web/Http/ProxyConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
+{
+  public class ProxyConfig : IProxyConfig
+  {
+    public ProxyConfig(string host, int port)
+    {
+      Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(host, nameof(host));
+
+      Host = host;
+      Port = port;
+    }
+
+    public string Host { get; }
+    public int Port { get; }
+    public string User { get; set; }
+    public string Password { get; set; }
+    public bool BypassProxyOnLocal { get; set; }
+    public bool SkipSSLCheck { get; set; }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/SpotifyAPI.Web/ProxyConfig.cs b/SpotifyAPI.Web/ProxyConfig.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index eacf6a7d..00000000
--- a/SpotifyAPI.Web/ProxyConfig.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-
-namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
-{
-  public class ProxyConfig
-  {
-    public string Host { get; set; }
-
-    public int Port { get; set; } = 80;
-
-    public string Username { get; set; }
-
-    public string Password { get; set; }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Whether to bypass the proxy server for local addresses.
-    /// </summary>
-    public bool BypassProxyOnLocal { get; set; }
-
-    public void Set(ProxyConfig proxyConfig)
-    {
-      Host = proxyConfig?.Host;
-      Port = proxyConfig?.Port ?? 80;
-      Username = proxyConfig?.Username;
-      Password = proxyConfig?.Password;
-      BypassProxyOnLocal = proxyConfig?.BypassProxyOnLocal ?? false;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Whether both <see cref="Host"/> and <see cref="Port"/> have valid values.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <returns></returns>
-    public bool IsValid()
-    {
-      return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Host) && Port > 0;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Create a <see cref="Uri"/> from the host and port number
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <returns>A URI</returns>
-    public Uri GetUri()
-    {
-      UriBuilder uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(Host)
-      {
-        Port = Port
-      };
-      return uriBuilder.Uri;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Creates a <see cref="WebProxy"/> from the proxy details of this object.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <returns>A <see cref="WebProxy"/> or <code>null</code> if the proxy details are invalid.</returns>
-    public WebProxy CreateWebProxy()
-    {
-      if (!IsValid())
-      {
-        return null;
-      }
-
-      WebProxy proxy = new WebProxy
-      {
-        Address = GetUri(),
-        UseDefaultCredentials = true,
-        BypassProxyOnLocal = BypassProxyOnLocal
-      };
-
-      if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Username) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(Password))
-      {
-        return proxy;
-      }
-
-      proxy.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
-      proxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(Username, Password);
-
-      return proxy;
-    }
-
-    public static HttpClientHandler CreateClientHandler(ProxyConfig proxyConfig = null)
-    {
-      HttpClientHandler clientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
-      {
-        PreAuthenticate = false,
-        UseDefaultCredentials = true,
-        UseProxy = false
-      };
-
-      if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(proxyConfig?.Host))
-      {
-        return clientHandler;
-      }
-
-      WebProxy proxy = proxyConfig.CreateWebProxy();
-      clientHandler.UseProxy = true;
-      clientHandler.Proxy = proxy;
-      clientHandler.UseDefaultCredentials = proxy.UseDefaultCredentials;
-      clientHandler.PreAuthenticate = proxy.UseDefaultCredentials;
-
-      return clientHandler;
-    }
-  }
-}