diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/csharp/Http.Connections.Client/src/HttpConnection.cs b/src/SignalR/clients/csharp/Http.Connections.Client/src/HttpConnection.cs
index 19bca526098e..c49170caf285 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/csharp/Http.Connections.Client/src/HttpConnection.cs
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/csharp/Http.Connections.Client/src/HttpConnection.cs
@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ public HttpConnection(HttpConnectionOptions httpConnectionOptions, ILoggerFactor
 
         _url = _httpConnectionOptions.Url;
 
-        if (!httpConnectionOptions.SkipNegotiation || httpConnectionOptions.Transports != HttpTransportType.WebSockets)
-        {
-            _httpClient = CreateHttpClient();
-        }
+        _httpClient = CreateHttpClient();
 
         if (httpConnectionOptions.Transports == HttpTransportType.ServerSentEvents && OperatingSystem.IsBrowser())
         {