diff --git a/app/services/clients/ledger.client.js b/app/services/clients/ledger.client.js
index 5607cebe36..a5605d556d 100644
--- a/app/services/clients/ledger.client.js
+++ b/app/services/clients/ledger.client.js
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   limit_total: true
 }
 
+const client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
+
 const transaction = async function transaction (id, gatewayAccountId, options = {}) {
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   let url = `${baseUrl}/v1/transaction/${id}?account_id=${gatewayAccountId}`
   if ( options.transaction_type ) {
     url = `${url}&transaction_type=${options.transaction_type}`
   }
-  configureClient(this.client, url)
-  const response = await this.client.get(url, 'Get individual transaction details')
+  configureClient(client, url)
+  const response = await client.get(url, 'Get individual transaction details')
   const body = legacyConnectorTransactionParity(response.data)
   return body
 }
@@ -36,30 +37,27 @@ const transaction = async function transaction (id, gatewayAccountId, options =
 const transactionWithAccountOverride = async function transactionWithAccountOverride (id, options = {}) {
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   const url = urlJoin(baseUrl,'/v1/transaction', id)
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
   const fullUrl = `${url}?override_account_id_restriction=true`
-  configureClient(this.client, fullUrl)
-  const response = await this.client.get(fullUrl, 'Get individual transaction details with no accountId restriction')
+  configureClient(client, fullUrl)
+  const response = await client.get(fullUrl, 'Get individual transaction details with no accountId restriction')
   return response.data
 }
 
 async function getDisputesForTransaction (id, gatewayAccountId, options = {}) {
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   const url = urlJoin(baseUrl,'/v1/transaction', id, 'transaction')
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
   const fullUrl = `${url}?gateway_account_id=${gatewayAccountId}&transaction_type=DISPUTE`
-  configureClient(this.client, fullUrl)
-  const response = await this.client.get(fullUrl, 'Get disputes for payment')
+  configureClient(client, fullUrl)
+  const response = await client.get(fullUrl, 'Get disputes for payment')
   return response.data
 }
 
 const events = async function events (transactionId, gatewayAccountId, options = {}) {
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   const url = urlJoin(baseUrl,'/v1/transaction', transactionId, 'event')
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
   const fullUrl = `${url}?gateway_account_id=${gatewayAccountId}`
-  configureClient(this.client, fullUrl)
-  const response = await this.client.get(fullUrl, 'List events for a given transaction')
+  configureClient(client, fullUrl)
+  const response = await client.get(fullUrl, 'List events for a given transaction')
   const body = legacyConnectorEventsParity(response.data)
   return body
 }
@@ -77,9 +75,8 @@ const transactions = async function transactions (gatewayAccountIds = [], filter
   const formattedFilterParams = getQueryStringForParams(filters, true, true)
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   const url = `${baseUrl}${path}?${formattedParams}&${formattedFilterParams}`
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
-  configureClient(this.client, url)
-  const response = await this.client.get(
+  configureClient(client, url)
+  const response = await client.get(
     url,
     'List transactions for a given gateway account ID',
     {
@@ -98,9 +95,8 @@ const transactionSummary = async function transactionSummary (gatewayAccountId,
   const path = '/v1/report/transactions-summary'
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   const url = `${baseUrl}${path}?account_id=${gatewayAccountId}&from_date=${fromDate}&to_date=${toDate}`
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
-  configureClient(this.client, url)
-  const response = await this.client.get(url,'Transaction summary statistics for a given gateway account ID')
+  configureClient(client, url)
+  const response = await client.get(url,'Transaction summary statistics for a given gateway account ID')
   const body = legacyConnectorTransactionSummaryParity(response.data)
   return body
 }
@@ -111,9 +107,8 @@ const payouts = async function payouts (gatewayAccountIds = [], page = 1, displa
   if ( displaySize ) {
     url = `${url}&display_size=${displaySize}`
   }
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
-  configureClient(this.client, url)
-  const response = await this.client.get(url,'List payouts for a given gateway account ID')
+  configureClient(client, url)
+  const response = await client.get(url,'List payouts for a given gateway account ID')
   return response.data
 }
 
@@ -130,18 +125,16 @@ const agreements = async function agreements (serviceId, live, accountId, page =
     const filterParams = new URLSearchParams(options.filters).toString()
     url = `${url}&${filterParams}`
   }
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
-  configureClient(this.client, url)
-  const response = await this.client.get(url,'List agreements for a given service and environment')
+  configureClient(client, url)
+  const response = await client.get(url,'List agreements for a given service and environment')
   return response.data
 }
 
 const agreement = async function agreement (id, serviceId, options = {}) {
   const baseUrl = options.baseUrl ? options.baseUrl : defaultOptions.baseUrl
   let url = `${baseUrl}/v1/agreement/${id}?service_id=${serviceId}`
-  this.client = new Client(defaultOptions.service)
-  configureClient(this.client, url)
-  const response = await this.client.get(url,'Get agreement by ID')
+  configureClient(client, url)
+  const response = await client.get(url,'Get agreement by ID')
   return response.data
 }