diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs
index f01987e..24ea3ef 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Client/BaseHttpClientService.cs
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.Client
 
         protected IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object?>>? _queryParams;
 
-        public BaseHttpClientService(HttpClient client, CookieContainer cookieContainer, IOptions<HttpClientOptions> clientOptions)
+        public BaseHttpClientService(HttpClient client, CookieContainer cookieContainer, HttpClientOptions clientOptions)
         {
             _client = client;
             _cookies = cookieContainer;
-            _uri = clientOptions.Value.Uri.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS);
-            _path = clientOptions.Value.Path.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS);
-            _headers = clientOptions.Value.Headers;
-            _queryParams = clientOptions.Value.QueryParams;
+            _uri = clientOptions.Uri.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS);
+            _path = clientOptions.Path?.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS) ?? string.Empty;
+            _headers = clientOptions.Headers;
+            _queryParams = clientOptions.QueryParams;
         }
 
         public CookieCollection GetCookies(string path = "") => _cookies.GetCookies(uri: new Uri(UriCombine(_uri, path, path.Trim(URI_TRIM_CHARS))));