diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
index 84f34eb4a..c19bccf60 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/http.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
-  use HTTPoison.Base
+  require HTTPoison
+
+  def request(method, url, body \\ "", headers \\ [], options \\ []) do
+    options =
+      process_request_options(options)
+      |> process_sni_options(url)
+
+    HTTPoison.request(method, url, body, headers, options)
+  end
+
+  defp process_sni_options(options, url) do
+    uri = URI.parse(url)
+    host = uri.host |> to_charlist()
+
+    case uri.scheme do
+      "https" -> options ++ [ssl: [server_name_indication: host]]
+      _ -> options
+    end
+  end
 
   def process_request_options(options) do
     config = Application.get_env(:pleroma, :http, [])
@@ -10,4 +28,9 @@ def process_request_options(options) do
       _ -> options ++ [proxy: proxy]
     end
   end
+
+  def get(url, headers \\ [], options \\ []), do: request(:get, url, "", headers, options)
+
+  def post(url, body, headers \\ [], options \\ []),
+    do: request(:post, url, body, headers, options)
 end