diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/somfytahoma/internal/handler/SomfyTahomaBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/somfytahoma/internal/handler/SomfyTahomaBridgeHandler.java
index cd95c41ea..638b8383d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/somfytahoma/internal/handler/SomfyTahomaBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/somfytahoma/internal/handler/SomfyTahomaBridgeHandler.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import org.openhab.core.thing.ThingStatusDetail;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.ThingStatusInfo;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.BaseBridgeHandler;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerService;
+import org.openhab.core.thing.util.ThingWebClientUtil;
 import org.openhab.core.types.Command;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -184,10 +185,11 @@ public class SomfyTahomaBridgeHandler extends BaseBridgeHandler {
 
     private void createHttpClient() {
         // let's create the right http client
+        String clientName = ThingWebClientUtil.buildWebClientConsumerName(thing.getUID(), null);
         if (thingConfig.isDevMode()) {
-            this.httpClient = new HttpClient(new SslContextFactory.Client(true));
+            this.httpClient = httpClientFactory.createHttpClient(clientName, new SslContextFactory.Client(true));
         } else {
-            this.httpClient = httpClientFactory.createHttpClient("somfy_" + thing.getUID().getId());
+            this.httpClient = httpClientFactory.createHttpClient(clientName);
         }
 
         try {