diff --git a/http-client-tls/Network/HTTP/Client/TLS.hs b/http-client-tls/Network/HTTP/Client/TLS.hs
index 5d977ec2..48bb6b74 100644
--- a/http-client-tls/Network/HTTP/Client/TLS.hs
+++ b/http-client-tls/Network/HTTP/Client/TLS.hs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import Data.ByteArray.Encoding (convertToBase, Base (Base16))
 mkManagerSettings :: NC.TLSSettings
                   -> Maybe NC.SockSettings
                   -> ManagerSettings
-mkManagerSettings = mkManagerSettingsContext Nothing
+mkManagerSettings = mkManagerSettingsContext (Just globalContext)
 
 -- | Same as 'mkManagerSettings', but also takes an optional
 -- 'NC.ConnectionContext'. Providing this externally can be an
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ mkManagerSettingsContext mcontext tls sock = defaultManagerSettings
 
 -- | Default TLS-enabled manager settings
 tlsManagerSettings :: ManagerSettings
-tlsManagerSettings = mkManagerSettings def Nothing
+tlsManagerSettings = mkManagerSettingsContext (Just globalContext) def Nothing
+
+globalContext :: NC.ConnectionContext
+globalContext = unsafePerformIO NC.initConnectionContext
+{-# NOINLINE globalContext #-}
 
 getTlsConnection :: Maybe NC.ConnectionContext
                  -> Maybe NC.TLSSettings