diff --git a/thirdweb/ipfs_storage.go b/thirdweb/ipfs_storage.go
index f16f785..624e070 100644
--- a/thirdweb/ipfs_storage.go
+++ b/thirdweb/ipfs_storage.go
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ type uploadResponse struct {
 }
 
 type IpfsStorage struct {
-	GatewayUrl string
+	gatewayUrl string
+	httpClient *http.Client
 }
 
-func newIpfsStorage(gatewayUrl string) *IpfsStorage {
+func newIpfsStorage(gatewayUrl string, httpClient *http.Client) *IpfsStorage {
 	return &IpfsStorage{
-		GatewayUrl: gatewayUrl,
+		gatewayUrl: gatewayUrl,
+		httpClient: httpClient,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -51,8 +53,8 @@ func newIpfsStorage(gatewayUrl string) *IpfsStorage {
 //
 // returns: byte data of the IPFS data at the URI
 func (ipfs *IpfsStorage) Get(uri string) ([]byte, error) {
-	gatewayUrl := replaceHashWithGatewayUrl(uri, ipfs.GatewayUrl)
-	resp, err := http.Get(gatewayUrl)
+	gatewayUrl := replaceHashWithGatewayUrl(uri, ipfs.gatewayUrl)
+	resp, err := ipfs.httpClient.Get(gatewayUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ func (ipfs *IpfsStorage) uploadBatchWithCid(
 
 // returns - map[string]interface{}
 func (ipfs *IpfsStorage) batchUploadProperties(data []map[string]interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-	sanitizedMetadatas, err := ipfs.replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(data, "ipfs://", ipfs.GatewayUrl)
+	sanitizedMetadatas, err := ipfs.replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(data, "ipfs://", ipfs.gatewayUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/thirdweb/sdk.go b/thirdweb/sdk.go
index 1632bfb..b5444e5 100644
--- a/thirdweb/sdk.go
+++ b/thirdweb/sdk.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package thirdweb
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func NewThirdwebSDKFromProvider(provider *ethclient.Client, options *SDKOptions)
 	// Define defaults for all the options
 	privateKey := ""
 	gatewayUrl := defaultIpfsGatewayUrl
+	httpClient := http.DefaultClient
 
 	// Override defaults with the options that are defined
 	if options != nil {
@@ -50,9 +52,13 @@ func NewThirdwebSDKFromProvider(provider *ethclient.Client, options *SDKOptions)
 		if options.GatewayUrl != "" {
 			gatewayUrl = options.GatewayUrl
 		}
+
+		if options.HttpClient != nil {
+			httpClient = options.HttpClient
+		}
 	}
 
-	storage := newIpfsStorage(gatewayUrl)
+	storage := newIpfsStorage(gatewayUrl, httpClient)
 
 	handler, err := NewProviderHandler(provider, privateKey)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -230,13 +236,13 @@ func getDefaultRpcUrl(rpcUrlorName string) (string, error) {
 	case "avalanche":
 		return defaultRpc("avalanche")
 	case "optimism":
-		return defaultRpc("optimism");
+		return defaultRpc("optimism")
 	case "optimism-goerli":
-		return defaultRpc("optimism-goerli");
+		return defaultRpc("optimism-goerli")
 	case "arbitrum":
-		return defaultRpc("arbitrum");
+		return defaultRpc("arbitrum")
 	case "arbitrum-goerli":
-		return defaultRpc("arbitrum-goerli");
+		return defaultRpc("arbitrum-goerli")
 	default:
 		if strings.HasPrefix(rpcUrlorName, "http") {
 			return rpcUrlorName, nil
diff --git a/thirdweb/sharded_merkle_tree_test.go b/thirdweb/sharded_merkle_tree_test.go
index 4e96ccd..11942a5 100644
--- a/thirdweb/sharded_merkle_tree_test.go
+++ b/thirdweb/sharded_merkle_tree_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func TestMerkleTreeSmall(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	uri := "ipfs://QmeAx8aRvsYXN6mzky72b9V1HWokb271FoBmDu4tatC8hE/0"
-	storage := newIpfsStorage(defaultIpfsGatewayUrl)
+	storage := newIpfsStorage(defaultIpfsGatewayUrl, http.DefaultClient)
 
 	body, err := storage.Get(uri)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func TestMerkleTreeEdgeCase(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	uri := "ipfs://QmacDnA4i7Za19LpE3pngwLfUtakn71ghaKKjTkM2Phzj8/0"
-	storage := newIpfsStorage(defaultIpfsGatewayUrl)
+	storage := newIpfsStorage(defaultIpfsGatewayUrl, http.DefaultClient)
 
 	body, err := storage.Get(uri)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -83,4 +84,4 @@ func TestMerkleTreeEdgeCase(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Equal(t, bytes.Compare(proof.Proof[i][:], proofBytes), 0)
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/thirdweb/types.go b/thirdweb/types.go
index 3c5a89c..80d040a 100644
--- a/thirdweb/types.go
+++ b/thirdweb/types.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package thirdweb
 
 import (
 	"math/big"
+	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 type SDKOptions struct {
 	PrivateKey string
 	GatewayUrl string
+	HttpClient *http.Client
 }
 
 type Metadata struct {
@@ -65,26 +67,26 @@ type EditionMetadataInput struct {
 }
 
 type ClaimVerification struct {
-	Value                     *big.Int
-	Proofs                    [][32]byte
-	MaxClaimable              *big.Int
-	Price                     *big.Int
-	CurrencyAddress           string
-	PriceInProof              *big.Int
-	CurrencyAddressInProof    string
+	Value                  *big.Int
+	Proofs                 [][32]byte
+	MaxClaimable           *big.Int
+	Price                  *big.Int
+	CurrencyAddress        string
+	PriceInProof           *big.Int
+	CurrencyAddressInProof string
 }
 
 type ClaimConditionOutput struct {
-	StartTime                   time.Time
-	MaxClaimableSupply 					*big.Int
-	MaxClaimablePerWallet 		  *big.Int
-	CurrentMintSupply           *big.Int
-	AvailableSupply             *big.Int
-	WaitInSeconds               *big.Int
-	Price                       *big.Int
-	CurrencyAddress             string
-	CurrencyMetadata            *CurrencyValue
-	MerkleRootHash              [32]byte
+	StartTime             time.Time
+	MaxClaimableSupply    *big.Int
+	MaxClaimablePerWallet *big.Int
+	CurrentMintSupply     *big.Int
+	AvailableSupply       *big.Int
+	WaitInSeconds         *big.Int
+	Price                 *big.Int
+	CurrencyAddress       string
+	CurrencyMetadata      *CurrencyValue
+	MerkleRootHash        [32]byte
 }
 type Currency struct {
 	Name     string
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ type ClaimArguments struct {
 	Currency       common.Address
 	PricePerToken  *big.Int
 	AllowlistProof abi.IDropAllowlistProof
-	Data 					 []byte
+	Data           []byte
 }
 
 type ClaimInfo struct {
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@ func (condition *ClaimConditionInput) fillDefaults() {
 type SnapshotEntryWithProof struct {
 	Address         string
 	MaxClaimable    string
-	Price 					string
+	Price           string
 	CurrencyAddress string
 	Proof           [][32]byte
 }
@@ -569,20 +571,20 @@ func (entry *SnapshotEntryWithProof) fillDefaults() {
 }
 
 type ShardedMerkleTreeInfo struct {
-	MerkleRoot 				 string 					 `json:"merkleRoot"`
-	BaseUri            string 					 `json:"baseUri"`
-	OriginalEntriesUri string 					 `json:"originalEntriesUri"`
-	ShardNybbles			 int    					 `json:"shardNybbles"`
-	TokenDecimals      int               `json:"tokenDecimals"`
+	MerkleRoot         string `json:"merkleRoot"`
+	BaseUri            string `json:"baseUri"`
+	OriginalEntriesUri string `json:"originalEntriesUri"`
+	ShardNybbles       int    `json:"shardNybbles"`
+	TokenDecimals      int    `json:"tokenDecimals"`
 }
 
 type SnapshotEntry struct {
-	Address         string   `json:"address"`
-	MaxClaimable    string   `json:"maxClaimable"`
-	Price 					string   `json:"price"`
-	CurrencyAddress string   `json:"currencyAddress"`
+	Address         string `json:"address"`
+	MaxClaimable    string `json:"maxClaimable"`
+	Price           string `json:"price"`
+	CurrencyAddress string `json:"currencyAddress"`
 }
 type ShardData struct {
-	Proofs  []string `json:"proofs"`
+	Proofs  []string        `json:"proofs"`
 	Entries []SnapshotEntry `json:"entries"`
 }