diff --git a/src/client/request.rs b/src/client/request.rs
index 392ef6b9d..92960d7fe 100644
--- a/src/client/request.rs
+++ b/src/client/request.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ pub struct ClientRequest {
     encoding: ContentEncoding,
     response_decompress: bool,
     buffer_capacity: Option<(usize, usize)>,
+    conn: ConnectionType,
+
+}
+
+enum ConnectionType {
+    Default,
+    Connector(Addr<Unsync, ClientConnector>),
+    Connection(Connection),
 }
 
 impl Default for ClientRequest {
@@ -43,6 +51,7 @@ impl Default for ClientRequest {
             encoding: ContentEncoding::Auto,
             response_decompress: true,
             buffer_capacity: None,
+            conn: ConnectionType::Default,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -190,18 +199,14 @@ impl ClientRequest {
     }
 
     /// Send request
-    pub fn send(self) -> SendRequest {
-        SendRequest::new(self)
-    }
-
-    /// Send request using custom connector
-    pub fn with_connector(self, conn: Addr<Unsync, ClientConnector>) -> SendRequest {
-        SendRequest::with_connector(self, conn)
-    }
-
-    /// Send request using existing Connection
-    pub fn with_connection(self, conn: Connection) -> SendRequest {
-        SendRequest::with_connection(self, conn)
+    ///
+    /// This method returns future that resolves to a ClientResponse
+    pub fn send(mut self) -> SendRequest {
+        match mem::replace(&mut self.conn, ConnectionType::Default) {
+            ConnectionType::Default => SendRequest::new(self),
+            ConnectionType::Connector(conn) => SendRequest::with_connector(self, conn),
+            ConnectionType::Connection(conn) => SendRequest::with_connection(self, conn),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -451,6 +456,22 @@ impl ClientRequestBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Send request using custom connector
+    pub fn with_connector(&mut self, conn: Addr<Unsync, ClientConnector>) -> &mut Self {
+        if let Some(parts) = parts(&mut self.request, &self.err) {
+            parts.conn = ConnectionType::Connector(conn);
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Send request using existing Connection
+    pub fn with_connection(&mut self, conn: Connection) -> &mut Self {
+        if let Some(parts) = parts(&mut self.request, &self.err) {
+            parts.conn = ConnectionType::Connection(conn);
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
     /// This method calls provided closure with builder reference if value is true.
     pub fn if_true<F>(&mut self, value: bool, f: F) -> &mut Self
         where F: FnOnce(&mut ClientRequestBuilder)
diff --git a/src/ws/client.rs b/src/ws/client.rs
index 152391465..bd5d8f8b1 100644
--- a/src/ws/client.rs
+++ b/src/ws/client.rs
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ impl WsClient {
             self.request.set_header(header::UPGRADE, "websocket");
             self.request.set_header(header::CONNECTION, "upgrade");
             self.request.set_header("SEC-WEBSOCKET-VERSION", "13");
+            self.request.with_connector(self.conn.clone());
 
             if let Some(protocols) = self.protocols.take() {
                 self.request.set_header("SEC-WEBSOCKET-PROTOCOL", protocols.as_str());
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ impl WsClient {
             }
 
             // start handshake
-            WsClientHandshake::new(request, &self.conn, self.max_size)
+            WsClientHandshake::new(request, self.max_size)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -235,8 +236,7 @@ pub struct WsClientHandshake {
 }
 
 impl WsClientHandshake {
-    fn new(mut request: ClientRequest,
-           conn: &Addr<Unsync, ClientConnector>, max_size: usize) -> WsClientHandshake
+    fn new(mut request: ClientRequest, max_size: usize) -> WsClientHandshake
     {
         // Generate a random key for the `Sec-WebSocket-Key` header.
         // a base64-encoded (see Section 4 of [RFC4648]) value that,
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl WsClientHandshake {
         WsClientHandshake {
             key,
             max_size,
-            request: Some(request.with_connector(conn.clone())),
+            request: Some(request.send()),
             tx: Some(tx),
             error: None,
         }