diff --git a/Postgrest/Helpers.cs b/Postgrest/Helpers.cs
index 7efc4d9..0f4f2f8 100644
--- a/Postgrest/Helpers.cs
+++ b/Postgrest/Helpers.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public static async Task<BaseResponse> MakeRequest(ClientOptions clientOptions,
 				}
 			}
 
-			var response = await Client.SendAsync(requestMessage, cancellationToken);
+			using var response = await Client.SendAsync(requestMessage, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
 
 			if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)