<artifactId>jersey-common</artifactId>
             <version>${jersey.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.connectors</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jersey-apache-connector</artifactId>
+            <version>2.29.1</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
 
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  *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *  
+ *
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  *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  *  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
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  *  ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
- *  
+ *
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.onap.dmaap.mr.client.impl;
 
 import java.util.Properties;
-
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Client;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
-
+import org.glassfish.jersey.apache.connector.ApacheConnectorProvider;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientConfig;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.authentication.HttpAuthenticationFeature;
                                config.property(httpClientProperties[i], properties.getProperty(httpClientProperties[i]));
                        }
                }
+               if ((properties.getProperty(ClientProperties.PROXY_URI) != null) &&
+                       !(properties.getProperty(ClientProperties.PROXY_URI).isEmpty())) {
+                   config.connectorProvider(new ApacheConnectorProvider());
+               } // else the default connectorProvider (HttpConnectorProvider) will be used
 
        }
 
 
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
+import java.util.Properties;
+
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Invocation.Builder;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientConfig;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientProperties;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
         verify(target).request();
         verify(builder, times(2)).header((String) any(), any());
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testSetHttpClientProperties() {
+       Properties properties = new Properties();
+       properties.setProperty(ClientProperties.PROXY_URI, "http://localhost:1234");
+       ClientConfig cConfig = DmaapClientUtil.getClientConfig(properties);
+
+       assertEquals(cConfig.getConnectorProvider().getClass().getSimpleName(), "ApacheConnectorProvider");
+    }
 
        private ClientConfig getClientConfig(){
                if(config==null){