diff --git a/packages/better_networking/lib/services/http_client_manager.dart b/packages/better_networking/lib/services/http_client_manager.dart
index 3d8430c5..3dbc1a09 100644
--- a/packages/better_networking/lib/services/http_client_manager.dart
+++ b/packages/better_networking/lib/services/http_client_manager.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ http.Client createHttpClientWithNoSSL() {
   return IOClient(ioClient);
 }
 
+class _JsonAcceptClient extends http.BaseClient {
+  final http.Client _inner;
+
+  _JsonAcceptClient(this._inner);
+
+  @override
+  Future<http.StreamedResponse> send(http.BaseRequest request) {
+    request.headers['Accept'] = 'application/json';
+    return _inner.send(request);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void close() {
+    _inner.close();
+  }
+}
+
 class HttpClientManager {
   static final HttpClientManager _instance = HttpClientManager._internal();
   static const int _maxCancelledRequests = 100;
@@ -60,4 +77,17 @@ class HttpClientManager {
   bool hasActiveClient(String requestId) {
     return _clients.containsKey(requestId);
   }
+
+  http.Client createClientWithJsonAccept(
+    String requestId, {
+    bool noSSL = false,
+  }) {
+    final baseClient = (noSSL && !kIsWeb)
+        ? createHttpClientWithNoSSL()
+        : http.Client();
+
+    final client = _JsonAcceptClient(baseClient);
+    _clients[requestId] = client;
+    return client;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/better_networking/lib/utils/auth/oauth2_utils.dart b/packages/better_networking/lib/utils/auth/oauth2_utils.dart
index d0370efb..3516e9b9 100644
--- a/packages/better_networking/lib/utils/auth/oauth2_utils.dart
+++ b/packages/better_networking/lib/utils/auth/oauth2_utils.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_web_auth_2/flutter_web_auth_2.dart';
 import 'package:oauth2/oauth2.dart' as oauth2;
 
 import '../../models/models.dart';
+import '../../services/http_client_manager.dart';
 
 Future<oauth2.Client> oAuth2AuthorizationCodeGrantHandler({
   required String identifier,
@@ -36,11 +37,17 @@ Future<oauth2.Client> oAuth2AuthorizationCodeGrantHandler({
     }
   }
 
+  // Create a unique request ID for this OAuth flow
+  final requestId = 'oauth2-${DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch}';
+  final httpClientManager = HttpClientManager();
+  final baseClient = httpClientManager.createClientWithJsonAccept(requestId);
+
   final grant = oauth2.AuthorizationCodeGrant(
     identifier,
     authorizationEndpoint,
     tokenEndpoint,
     secret: secret,
+    httpClient: baseClient,
   );
 
   final authorizationUrl = grant.getAuthorizationUrl(
@@ -58,21 +65,26 @@ Future<oauth2.Client> oAuth2AuthorizationCodeGrantHandler({
   );
 
   try {
+    // Use standard oauth2 package for other providers
     final client = await grant.handleAuthorizationResponse(
       Uri.parse(uri).queryParameters,
     );
 
     log('OAuth2 authorization successful, saving credentials');
-
     await credentialsFile.writeAsString(client.credentials.toJson());
     log(client.credentials.toJson());
 
+    // Clean up the HTTP client
+    httpClientManager.closeClient(requestId);
+
     return client;
   } catch (e) {
     log('Error handling authorization response: $e');
-
     log('URI query parameters: ${Uri.parse(uri).queryParameters}');
 
+    // Clean up the HTTP client on error
+    httpClientManager.closeClient(requestId);
+
     rethrow;
   }
 }
@@ -102,28 +114,43 @@ Future<oauth2.Client> oAuth2ClientCredentialsGrantHandler({
   log("Creating Client with id: ${oauth2Model.clientId}");
   log("Creating Client with sec: ${oauth2Model.clientSecret}");
 
-  // Otherwise, perform the client credentials grant
-  final client = await oauth2.clientCredentialsGrant(
-    Uri.parse(oauth2Model.accessTokenUrl),
-    oauth2Model.clientId,
-    oauth2Model.clientSecret,
-    scopes: oauth2Model.scope != null ? [oauth2Model.scope!] : null,
-    basicAuth: false,
-  );
-  log("Created Client with id: ${client.identifier}");
-  log("Created Client with sec: ${client.secret}");
-  log("Created Client with sec: ${client.credentials.toJson()}");
-
-  log('Successfully authenticated via client credentials grant');
+  // Create a unique request ID for this OAuth flow
+  final requestId = 'oauth2-client-${DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch}';
+  final httpClientManager = HttpClientManager();
+  final baseClient = httpClientManager.createClientWithJsonAccept(requestId);
 
   try {
-    await credentialsFile.writeAsString(client.credentials.toJson());
-    log('Saved credentials to file');
-  } catch (e) {
-    log('Failed to save credentials: $e');
-  }
+    // Otherwise, perform the client credentials grant
+    final client = await oauth2.clientCredentialsGrant(
+      Uri.parse(oauth2Model.accessTokenUrl),
+      oauth2Model.clientId,
+      oauth2Model.clientSecret,
+      scopes: oauth2Model.scope != null ? [oauth2Model.scope!] : null,
+      basicAuth: false,
+      httpClient: baseClient,
+    );
+    log("Created Client with id: ${client.identifier}");
+    log("Created Client with sec: ${client.secret}");
+    log("Created Client with sec: ${client.credentials.toJson()}");
 
-  return client;
+    log('Successfully authenticated via client credentials grant');
+
+    try {
+      await credentialsFile.writeAsString(client.credentials.toJson());
+      log('Saved credentials to file');
+    } catch (e) {
+      log('Failed to save credentials: $e');
+    }
+
+    // Clean up the HTTP client
+    httpClientManager.closeClient(requestId);
+
+    return client;
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Clean up the HTTP client on error
+    httpClientManager.closeClient(requestId);
+    rethrow;
+  }
 }
 
 Future<oauth2.Client> oAuth2ResourceOwnerPasswordGrantHandler({
@@ -155,28 +182,43 @@ Future<oauth2.Client> oAuth2ResourceOwnerPasswordGrantHandler({
   log("Creating Client with id: ${oauth2Model.clientId}");
   log("Creating Client with sec: ${oauth2Model.clientSecret}");
 
-  // Otherwise, perform the owner password grant
-  final client = await oauth2.resourceOwnerPasswordGrant(
-    Uri.parse(oauth2Model.accessTokenUrl),
-    oauth2Model.username!,
-    oauth2Model.password!,
-    identifier: oauth2Model.clientId,
-    secret: oauth2Model.clientSecret,
-    scopes: oauth2Model.scope != null ? [oauth2Model.scope!] : null,
-    basicAuth: false,
-  );
-  log("Created Client with id: ${client.identifier}");
-  log("Created Client with sec: ${client.secret}");
-  log("Created Client with sec: ${client.credentials.toJson()}");
-
-  log('Successfully authenticated via client credentials grant');
+  // Create a unique request ID for this OAuth flow
+  final requestId = 'oauth2-password-${DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch}';
+  final httpClientManager = HttpClientManager();
+  final baseClient = httpClientManager.createClientWithJsonAccept(requestId);
 
   try {
-    await credentialsFile.writeAsString(client.credentials.toJson());
-    log('Saved credentials to file');
-  } catch (e) {
-    log('Failed to save credentials: $e');
-  }
+    // Otherwise, perform the owner password grant
+    final client = await oauth2.resourceOwnerPasswordGrant(
+      Uri.parse(oauth2Model.accessTokenUrl),
+      oauth2Model.username!,
+      oauth2Model.password!,
+      identifier: oauth2Model.clientId,
+      secret: oauth2Model.clientSecret,
+      scopes: oauth2Model.scope != null ? [oauth2Model.scope!] : null,
+      basicAuth: false,
+      httpClient: baseClient,
+    );
+    log("Created Client with id: ${client.identifier}");
+    log("Created Client with sec: ${client.secret}");
+    log("Created Client with sec: ${client.credentials.toJson()}");
 
-  return client;
+    log('Successfully authenticated via client credentials grant');
+
+    try {
+      await credentialsFile.writeAsString(client.credentials.toJson());
+      log('Saved credentials to file');
+    } catch (e) {
+      log('Failed to save credentials: $e');
+    }
+
+    // Clean up the HTTP client
+    httpClientManager.closeClient(requestId);
+
+    return client;
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Clean up the HTTP client on error
+    httpClientManager.closeClient(requestId);
+    rethrow;
+  }
 }