diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Common/HttpClientFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Common/HttpClientFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0ed887fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Common/HttpClientFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+
+namespace Tgstation.Server.Common
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// <see cref="IAbstractHttpClientFactory"/> that creates <see cref="HttpClient"/>s.
+	/// </summary>
+	public sealed class HttpClientFactory : IAbstractHttpClientFactory
+	{
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public IHttpClient CreateClient()
+		{
+			var client = new HttpClient();
+			try
+			{
+				client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(userAgent);
+				return client;
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				client.Dispose();
+				throw;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="ProductInfoHeaderValue"/> used as created client's User-Agent header on request.
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly ProductInfoHeaderValue userAgent;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="HttpClientFactory"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="userAgent">The value of <see cref="userAgent"/>.</param>
+		public HttpClientFactory(ProductInfoHeaderValue userAgent)
+		{
+			this.userAgent = userAgent ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(userAgent));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/IAbstractHttpClientFactory.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Common/IAbstractHttpClientFactory.cs
similarity index 79%
rename from src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/IAbstractHttpClientFactory.cs
rename to src/Tgstation.Server.Common/IAbstractHttpClientFactory.cs
index c71df883dd..d43c24e987 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/IAbstractHttpClientFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Common/IAbstractHttpClientFactory.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using Tgstation.Server.Common;
-
-namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils
+namespace Tgstation.Server.Common
 {
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Creates <see cref="IHttpClient"/>s.
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
index 1c4e3a62a9..9ce061cd03 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt;
 using System.Linq;
 
 using Cyberboss.AspNetCore.AsyncInitializer;
+
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors.Infrastructure;
@@ -17,12 +18,15 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
+
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Events;
 using Serilog.Formatting.Display;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Components;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat;
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/FileDownloader.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/FileDownloader.cs
index 8da81cc128..5cd08b7635 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/FileDownloader.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/IO/FileDownloader.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.IO
 {
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/DiscordOAuthValidator.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/DiscordOAuthValidator.cs
index 5de94462bc..1f6d9c751e 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/DiscordOAuthValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/DiscordOAuthValidator.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security.OAuth
 {
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/GenericOAuthValidator.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/GenericOAuthValidator.cs
index d79ddfb26e..50709b5522 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/GenericOAuthValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/GenericOAuthValidator.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using Tgstation.Server.Api;
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
 using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security.OAuth
 {
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/InvisionCommunityOAuthValidator.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/InvisionCommunityOAuthValidator.cs
index b2fe904e60..a7568e47a7 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/InvisionCommunityOAuthValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/InvisionCommunityOAuthValidator.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security.OAuth
 {
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/KeycloakOAuthValidator.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/KeycloakOAuthValidator.cs
index c6ae182ff6..74e87cb819 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/KeycloakOAuthValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/KeycloakOAuthValidator.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security.OAuth
 {
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/OAuthProviders.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/OAuthProviders.cs
index 0dc30acbc0..a217de3935 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/OAuthProviders.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/OAuthProviders.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/TGForumsOAuthValidator.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/TGForumsOAuthValidator.cs
index a531525e40..767e37f6e6 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/TGForumsOAuthValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Security/OAuth/TGForumsOAuthValidator.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Security.OAuth
 {
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs
index 60cfed0198..af907c1985 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Response;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Core;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Database;
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ByondTest.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ByondTest.cs
index 6531ac585b..26c8b67686 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ByondTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ByondTest.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Request;
 using Tgstation.Server.Client;
 using Tgstation.Server.Client.Components;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.IO;
@@ -102,21 +103,22 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 			var generalConfigOptionsMock = new Mock<IOptions<GeneralConfiguration>>();
 			generalConfigOptionsMock.SetupGet(x => x.Value).Returns(new GeneralConfiguration());
 
-			var byondInstaller = new PlatformIdentifier().IsWindows
-				? (IByondInstaller)new WindowsByondInstaller(
+			var assemblyInformationProvider = new AssemblyInformationProvider();
+			var fileDownloader = new FileDownloader(
+				new HttpClientFactory(assemblyInformationProvider.ProductInfoHeaderValue),
+				Mock.Of<ILogger<FileDownloader>>());
+
+			IByondInstaller byondInstaller = new PlatformIdentifier().IsWindows
+				? new WindowsByondInstaller(
 					Mock.Of<IProcessExecutor>(),
 					Mock.Of<IIOManager>(),
-					new FileDownloader(
-						new ConcreteHttpClientFactory(),
-						Mock.Of<ILogger<FileDownloader>>()),
+					fileDownloader,
 					generalConfigOptionsMock.Object,
 					Mock.Of<ILogger<WindowsByondInstaller>>())
 				: new PosixByondInstaller(
 					Mock.Of<IPostWriteHandler>(),
 					Mock.Of<IIOManager>(),
-					new FileDownloader(
-						new ConcreteHttpClientFactory(),
-						Mock.Of<ILogger<FileDownloader>>()),
+					fileDownloader,
 					Mock.Of<ILogger<PosixByondInstaller>>());
 
 			using var windowsByondInstaller = byondInstaller as WindowsByondInstaller;
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ConcreteHttpClientFactory.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ConcreteHttpClientFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ee373986c..0000000000
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ConcreteHttpClientFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-using Tgstation.Server.Common;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
-
-namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
-{
-	sealed class ConcreteHttpClientFactory : IAbstractHttpClientFactory
-	{
-		public IHttpClient CreateClient() => new HttpClient();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/ConcreteHttpClientFactory.cs b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/ConcreteHttpClientFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 65d9ac2893..0000000000
--- a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/ConcreteHttpClientFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-using Tgstation.Server.Common;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils;
-
-namespace Tgstation.Server.Migrator
-{
-	sealed class ConcreteHttpClientFactory : IAbstractHttpClientFactory
-	{
-		public IHttpClient CreateClient() => new HttpClient();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Program.cs b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Program.cs
index 298877c75a..6d6406500c 100644
--- a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Program.cs
+++ b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Program.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ using Octokit;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api;
 using Tgstation.Server.Client;
+using Tgstation.Server.Common;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.IO;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Setup;
-using Tgstation.Server.Migrator;
 
 using FileMode = System.IO.FileMode;
 
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ try
 		new ProductInfoHeaderValue(
 			assemblyName.Name!,
 			assemblyName.Version!.Semver().ToString());
+	var httpClientFactory = new HttpClientFactory(productInfoHeaderValue);
 	if (!runtimeInstalled)
 	{
 		// RUNTIME DONWLOAD
@@ -279,9 +280,9 @@ try
 
 		Console.WriteLine($"Downloading {downloadUri} to {Path.GetFullPath(dotnetDownloadFilePath)}...");
 
-		using var httpClient = new HttpClient();
-		httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(productInfoHeaderValue);
-		var webRequestTask = httpClient.GetAsync(downloadUri);
+		using var httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+		using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, downloadUri);
+		var webRequestTask = httpClient.SendAsync(request, default);
 		using var response = await webRequestTask;
 		response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 		using (var responseStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
@@ -382,7 +383,6 @@ try
 	// TGS5 DOWNLOAD AND UNZIP
 	Console.WriteLine("Downloading TGS5...");
 
-	var httpClientFactory = new ConcreteHttpClientFactory();
 	using (var loggerFactory = LoggerFactory.Create(builder => { }))
 	{
 		var fileDownloader = new FileDownloader(httpClientFactory, loggerFactory.CreateLogger<FileDownloader>());