diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder/src/botFrameworkHttpClient.ts b/libraries/botbuilder/src/botFrameworkHttpClient.ts
index ab49b2a474..3201b05e4e 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder/src/botFrameworkHttpClient.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder/src/botFrameworkHttpClient.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class BotFrameworkHttpClient {
      */
     private static readonly appCredentialMapCache: Map<string, MicrosoftAppCredentials> = new Map<string, MicrosoftAppCredentials>();
 
-    constructor(private readonly credentialProvider: ICredentialProvider, private readonly channelService?: string) {
+    public constructor(private readonly credentialProvider: ICredentialProvider, private readonly channelService?: string) {
         if (!this.credentialProvider) {
             throw new Error('BotFrameworkHttpClient(): missing credentialProvider');
         }
@@ -96,6 +96,19 @@ export class BotFrameworkHttpClient {
         }
     }
 
+    protected async buildCredentials(appId: string, oAuthScope?: string): Promise<MicrosoftAppCredentials> {
+        const appPassword = await this.credentialProvider.getAppPassword(appId);
+        let appCredentials;        
+        if (JwtTokenValidation.isGovernment(this.channelService)) {
+            appCredentials = new MicrosoftAppCredentials(appId, appPassword, this.channelService, oAuthScope);
+            appCredentials.oAuthEndpoint = GovernmentConstants.ToChannelFromBotLoginUrl;
+            appCredentials.oAuthScope = GovernmentConstants.ToChannelFromBotOAuthScope;
+        } else {
+            appCredentials = new MicrosoftAppCredentials(appId, appPassword, this.channelService, oAuthScope);
+        }
+        return appCredentials;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the application credentials. App Credentials are cached so as to ensure we are not refreshing
      * token every time.
@@ -114,14 +127,8 @@ export class BotFrameworkHttpClient {
             return appCredentials;
         }
 
-        const appPassword = await this.credentialProvider.getAppPassword(appId);
-        if (JwtTokenValidation.isGovernment(this.channelService)) {
-            appCredentials = new MicrosoftAppCredentials(appId, appPassword, this.channelService, oAuthScope);
-            appCredentials.oAuthEndpoint = GovernmentConstants.ToChannelFromBotLoginUrl;
-            appCredentials.oAuthScope = GovernmentConstants.ToChannelFromBotOAuthScope;
-        } else {
-            appCredentials = new MicrosoftAppCredentials(appId, appPassword, this.channelService, oAuthScope);
-        }
+        // Credentials not found in cache, build them
+        appCredentials = await this.buildCredentials(appId, oAuthScope);
 
         // Cache the credentials for later use
         BotFrameworkHttpClient.appCredentialMapCache.set(cacheKey, appCredentials);
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder/tests/botFrameworkHttpClient.test.js b/libraries/botbuilder/tests/botFrameworkHttpClient.test.js
index 19585bf309..1e394dcc9f 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder/tests/botFrameworkHttpClient.test.js
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder/tests/botFrameworkHttpClient.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 const { strictEqual } = require('assert');
 const { BotFrameworkHttpClient } = require('../');
-const { AuthenticationConstants, SimpleCredentialProvider } = require('botframework-connector');
+const { AuthenticationConstants, SimpleCredentialProvider, MicrosoftAppCredentials } = require('botframework-connector');
 const nock = require('nock');
 
+class TestBotFrameworkHttpClient extends BotFrameworkHttpClient {
+    constructor(credentialProvider, channelService) {
+        super(credentialProvider, channelService);
+    }
+    async buildCredentials() {
+        return new MicrosoftAppCredentials('', '');
+    }
+}
+
 describe('BotFrameworkHttpClient', function() {
     this.timeout(3000);
     describe('constructor()', () => {
@@ -56,5 +65,18 @@ describe('BotFrameworkHttpClient', function() {
             const response = await client.postActivity(fromBotId, 'toBotId', 'http://skillUrl/api/bad', 'serviceUrl', 'conversationId', { type: 'message', conversation: { } });
             strictEqual(response.status, 404);
         });
+
+        it('should succeed to make call using override buildCredentials', async () => {
+
+            nock('http://skillUrl')
+                .post('/api/good')
+                .reply(200, { id: 'some-id' });
+        
+            const credentialProvider = new SimpleCredentialProvider('this-is-not-the-app-id-your-looking-for', '1');
+            const client = new TestBotFrameworkHttpClient(credentialProvider, 'channels');
+            const fromBotId = 'this-is-not-the-app-id-your-looking-for';
+            const response = await client.postActivity(fromBotId, 'toBotId', 'http://skillUrl/api/good', 'serviceUrl', 'conversationId', { type: 'message', conversation: { } });
+            strictEqual(response.status, 200);
+        });
     });
 });