diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/ScheduledTasks.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/ScheduledTasks.cs
index 4278b82c34..7387bca000 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/ScheduledTasks.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/ScheduledTasks.cs
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Scheduling
         private async Task<bool> GetTaskByHttpAync(string url, CancellationToken token)
         {
             if (_httpClient == null)
-                _httpClient = new HttpClient();
-
-            if (Uri.TryCreate(_appContext.UmbracoApplicationUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out var baseUri))
-                _httpClient.BaseAddress = baseUri;
+            {
+                _httpClient = Uri.TryCreate(_appContext.UmbracoApplicationUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out var baseUri)
+                    ? new HttpClient { BaseAddress = baseUri }
+                    : new HttpClient();
+            }
 
             var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url);