diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index 17a47430f5a..d702180bf1a 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ kotlin {
         }
         jvmMain {
             dependencies {
-                api(libs.ktor.client.okhttp)
+                api(libs.ktor.client.cio)
             }
         }
         nonJvmMain {
diff --git a/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/http/HttpEngine.kt b/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/http/HttpEngine.kt
index baaaf35bb58..0d73e596c9b 100644
--- a/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/http/HttpEngine.kt
+++ b/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/http/HttpEngine.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package dev.kord.common.http
 
 import dev.kord.common.annotation.KordInternal
 import io.ktor.client.engine.*
-import io.ktor.client.engine.okhttp.OkHttp
+import io.ktor.client.engine.cio.*
 
 /** @suppress */
 @KordInternal
-public actual fun httpEngine(): HttpClientEngineFactory<HttpClientEngineConfig> = OkHttp
+public actual fun httpEngine(): HttpClientEngineFactory<HttpClientEngineConfig> = CIO
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 157af8f7bf1..7265e95e093 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ktor-client-js = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-js", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktor-client-winhttp = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-winhttp", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktor-client-darwin = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-darwin", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktor-client-curl = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-curl", version.ref = "ktor" }
-ktor-client-okhttp = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-okhttp", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-client-cio = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-cio", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktor-client-websockets = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-websockets", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktor-client-mock = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-mock", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktor-network = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-network", version.ref = "ktor" }