diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Telemetry/ReportSiteTask.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Telemetry/ReportSiteTask.cs
index 34c5932081..a9c6ea7bde 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Telemetry/ReportSiteTask.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Telemetry/ReportSiteTask.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Telemetry
         {
             _runtime = runtime;
             _logger = logger;
-
-            if (_httpClient == null)
-                _httpClient = new HttpClient();
+            _httpClient = new HttpClient();
         }
 
         /// <summary>