diff --git a/zio-http/js/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala b/zio-http/js/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala
index 1d97dc0b8..85b4f702a 100644
--- a/zio-http/js/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala
+++ b/zio-http/js/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import zio.http.internal.FetchDriver
 
 trait ZClientPlatformSpecific {
 
+  def requiringConfig: ZLayer[ZClient.Config, Throwable, Client] =
+    live
+
   def customized: ZLayer[Config with ZClient.Driver[Any, Scope, Throwable], Throwable, Client] = {
     implicit val trace: Trace = Trace.empty
     ZLayer.scoped {
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ trait ZClientPlatformSpecific {
 
   def default: ZLayer[Any, Throwable, Client] = {
     implicit val trace: Trace = Trace.empty
-    ZLayer.succeed(Config.default) >>> live
+    ZLayer.succeed(Config.default) >>> requiringConfig
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/zio-http/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala b/zio-http/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala
index 92e1a4958..cfb5cf1f5 100644
--- a/zio-http/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala
+++ b/zio-http/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/http/ZClientPlatformSpecific.scala
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import zio.http.netty.client.NettyClientDriver
 
 trait ZClientPlatformSpecific {
 
+  def requiringConfig: ZLayer[ZClient.Config, Throwable, Client] = {
+    implicit val trace: Trace = Trace.empty
+    (ZLayer.succeed(NettyConfig.defaultWithFastShutdown) ++ DnsResolver.default) >>> live
+  }
+
   def customized: ZLayer[Config with ClientDriver with DnsResolver, Throwable, Client] = {
     implicit val trace: Trace = Trace.empty
     ZLayer.scoped {
@@ -41,8 +46,7 @@ trait ZClientPlatformSpecific {
 
   def default: ZLayer[Any, Throwable, Client] = {
     implicit val trace: Trace = Trace.empty
-    (ZLayer.succeed(Config.default) ++ ZLayer.succeed(NettyConfig.defaultWithFastShutdown) ++
-      DnsResolver.default) >>> live
+    ZLayer.succeed(Config.default) >>> requiringConfig
   }
 
 }