diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 7d30fb465..ca71c4053 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     coreLibraryDesugaring libs.desugaring
     implementation libs.cronet.embedded
+    implementation libs.cronet.okhttp
     implementation libs.gson
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/RetrofitInstance.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/RetrofitInstance.kt
index 87caad710..5e26f0f43 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/RetrofitInstance.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/RetrofitInstance.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.libretube.util
 
+import com.google.net.cronet.okhttptransport.CronetCallFactory
 import retrofit2.Retrofit
 import retrofit2.converter.jackson.JacksonConverterFactory
 
@@ -7,9 +8,13 @@ object RetrofitInstance {
     lateinit var url: String
     lateinit var authUrl: String
     val lazyMgr = resettableManager()
+    private val callFactory: CronetCallFactory =
+        CronetCallFactory.newBuilder(CronetHelper.getCronetEngine())
+            .build()
     val api: PipedApi by resettableLazy(lazyMgr) {
         Retrofit.Builder()
             .baseUrl(url)
+            .callFactory(callFactory)
             .addConverterFactory(JacksonConverterFactory.create())
             .build()
             .create(PipedApi::class.java)
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@ object RetrofitInstance {
     val authApi: PipedApi by resettableLazy(lazyMgr) {
         Retrofit.Builder()
             .baseUrl(authUrl)
+            .callFactory(callFactory)
             .addConverterFactory(JacksonConverterFactory.create())
             .build()
             .create(PipedApi::class.java)
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2e6834caa..e2ab85470 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jacksonAnnotations = "2.13.3"
 mobileffmpeg = "4.5.1.LTS"
 desugaring = "1.1.5"
 cronetEmbedded = "101.4951.41"
+cronetOkHttp = "0.1.0"
 leakcanary = "2.8.1"
 gson = "2.9.0"
 
@@ -41,5 +42,6 @@ mobileffmpeg = { group = "com.arthenica", name = "ffmpeg-kit-min", version.ref =
 desugaring = { group = "com.android.tools", name = "desugar_jdk_libs", version.ref = "desugaring" }
 exoplayer-extension-cronet = { group = "com.google.android.exoplayer", name = "extension-cronet", version.ref = "exoplayer" }
 cronet-embedded = { group = "org.chromium.net", name = "cronet-embedded", version.ref = "cronetEmbedded" }
+cronet-okhttp = { group = "com.google.net.cronet", name = "cronet-okhttp", version.ref = "cronetOkHttp" }
 square-leakcanary = { group = "com.squareup.leakcanary", name = "leakcanary-android", version.ref = "leakcanary" }
 gson = { group = "com.google.code.gson", name="gson", version.ref = "gson"}
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