diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs
index 6b8c4a7..f01987e 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Client
         [StringSyntax("Uri")]
         protected readonly string _uri;
 
-        public string Path { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+        protected readonly string _path;
 
         protected IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object>>? _headers;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Client
             _client = client;
             _cookies = cookieContainer;
             _uri = clientOptions.Value.Uri.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS);
-            Path = clientOptions.Value.Path.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS);
+            _path = clientOptions.Value.Path.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS);
             _headers = clientOptions.Value.Headers;
             _queryParams = clientOptions.Value.QueryParams;
         }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Client
                 uriBuilder.Scheme = scheme;
             if (port is int portInt)
                 uriBuilder.Port = portInt;
-            uriBuilder.Path = UriCombine(Path, path?.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS) ?? string.Empty);
+            uriBuilder.Path = UriCombine(_path, path?.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS) ?? string.Empty);
 
             // Add query parameters if provided
             if (queryParams?.Any() ?? false)