diff --git a/modules/AgonesAllocator/Project/AgonesAllocator.cs b/modules/AgonesAllocator/Project/AgonesAllocator.cs
index dcc3c80..83460c5 100644
--- a/modules/AgonesAllocator/Project/AgonesAllocator.cs
+++ b/modules/AgonesAllocator/Project/AgonesAllocator.cs
@@ -26,18 +26,24 @@ public class ModuleConfig : ICloudCodeSetup
 
     public void Setup(ICloudCodeConfig config)
     {
-        config.Dependencies.AddScoped<IRequestAdapter>(_ =>
+        config.Dependencies.AddSingleton<IRequestAdapter>(_ =>
         {
             // TODO: Replace with required auth of your service
             var authProvider = new AnonymousAuthenticationProvider();
 
-            var handler = new HttpClientHandler
+            var handler = new SocketsHttpHandler
             {
+                PooledConnectionLifetime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
+                PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2),
+                MaxConnectionsPerServer = 300,
                 // TODO: Implement MTLS or other cert validation here
-                // ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (_, _, _, _) => throw new NotImplementedException()
+                // SslOptions = new SslClientAuthenticationOptions { RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = (_, _, _, _) => throw new NotImplementedException() },
             };
-            
-            return new HttpClientRequestAdapter(authProvider, httpClient: new HttpClient(handler))
+
+            // Cloud Code cancels an invocation at 15s; fail with budget left to return an error.
+            var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler) { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10) };
+
+            return new HttpClientRequestAdapter(authProvider, httpClient: httpClient)
             {
                 BaseUrl = AllocatorServiceBaseUrl
             };
diff --git a/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/Client/EdgegapClient.cs b/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/Client/EdgegapClient.cs
index 847d07a..e229b61 100644
--- a/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/Client/EdgegapClient.cs
+++ b/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/Client/EdgegapClient.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Net.Http;
 
 namespace EdgegapAllocatorModule.Client;
@@ -9,9 +10,21 @@ public interface IEdgegapHttpClientFactory
 
 public class EdgegapHttpClientFactory : IEdgegapHttpClientFactory
 {
+	// Static so the connection pool outlives a single invocation; a per-call handler re-handshakes every request.
+	private static readonly SocketsHttpHandler SharedHandler = new()
+	{
+		PooledConnectionLifetime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
+		PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2),
+		MaxConnectionsPerServer = 300
+	};
+
 	public HttpClient Create(string apiToken)
 	{
-		var client = new HttpClient();
+		// Cloud Code cancels an invocation at 15s; fail with budget left to return an error.
+		var client = new HttpClient(SharedHandler, disposeHandler: false)
+		{
+			Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
+		};
 		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", $"{apiToken}");
 		return client;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/EdgegapAllocator.cs b/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/EdgegapAllocator.cs
index 92238f0..94960b2 100644
--- a/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/EdgegapAllocator.cs
+++ b/modules/EdgegapAllocator/Project/EdgegapAllocator.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class ModuleConfig : ICloudCodeSetup
 	public void Setup(ICloudCodeConfig config)
 	{
 		config.Dependencies.AddSingleton(GameApiClient.Create());
-		config.Dependencies.AddScoped<IEdgegapHttpClientFactory, EdgegapHttpClientFactory>();
+		config.Dependencies.AddSingleton<IEdgegapHttpClientFactory, EdgegapHttpClientFactory>();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ public async Task<PollResponse> Poll(IExecutionContext context, PollRequest requ
 		try
 		{
 			Secret edgegapApiToken = await gameApiClient.SecretManager.GetSecret(context, EdgegapApiTokenSecretName);
-			HttpClient client = httpClientFactory.Create(edgegapApiToken.Value);
-			HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync($"{EdgegapApiUrl}/v1/status/{requestId}");
+			using HttpClient client = httpClientFactory.Create(edgegapApiToken.Value);
+			using HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync($"{EdgegapApiUrl}/v1/status/{requestId}");
 			string responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
 
 			if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
diff --git a/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/Client/GameyeClient.cs b/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/Client/GameyeClient.cs
index 3bef28c..6f93a3b 100644
--- a/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/Client/GameyeClient.cs
+++ b/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/Client/GameyeClient.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Net.Http;
 
 namespace GameyeAllocatorModule.Client;
@@ -9,9 +10,21 @@ public interface IGameyeHttpClientFactory
 
 public class GameyeHttpClientFactory : IGameyeHttpClientFactory
 {
+	// Static so the connection pool outlives a single invocation; a per-call handler re-handshakes every request.
+	private static readonly SocketsHttpHandler SharedHandler = new()
+	{
+		PooledConnectionLifetime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
+		PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2),
+		MaxConnectionsPerServer = 300
+	};
+
 	public HttpClient Create(string apiToken)
 	{
-		var client = new HttpClient();
+		// Cloud Code cancels an invocation at 15s; fail with budget left to return an error.
+		var client = new HttpClient(SharedHandler, disposeHandler: false)
+		{
+			Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
+		};
 		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", $"Bearer {apiToken}");
 		return client;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/GameyeAllocator.cs b/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/GameyeAllocator.cs
index 22bef46..909dc7c 100644
--- a/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/GameyeAllocator.cs
+++ b/modules/GameyeAllocator/Project/GameyeAllocator.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class ModuleConfig : ICloudCodeSetup
 	public void Setup(ICloudCodeConfig config)
 	{
 		config.Dependencies.AddSingleton(GameApiClient.Create());
-		config.Dependencies.AddScoped<IGameyeHttpClientFactory, GameyeHttpClientFactory>();
+		config.Dependencies.AddSingleton<IGameyeHttpClientFactory, GameyeHttpClientFactory>();
 
 		// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 		// Gameye allocator configuration — edit the values below.
diff --git a/modules/RocketScienceAllocator/Project/RocketScienceAllocator.cs b/modules/RocketScienceAllocator/Project/RocketScienceAllocator.cs
index 80d738c..c4c09a6 100644
--- a/modules/RocketScienceAllocator/Project/RocketScienceAllocator.cs
+++ b/modules/RocketScienceAllocator/Project/RocketScienceAllocator.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class ModuleConfig : ICloudCodeSetup
     public void Setup(ICloudCodeConfig config)
     {
         config.Dependencies.AddSingleton(GameApiClient.Create());
-        config.Dependencies.AddScoped<IRocketScienceHttpClientFactory, RocketScienceHttpClientFactory>();
+        config.Dependencies.AddSingleton<IRocketScienceHttpClientFactory, RocketScienceHttpClientFactory>();
     }
 }
 
@@ -173,9 +173,21 @@ public interface IRocketScienceHttpClientFactory
 
 public class RocketScienceHttpClientFactory : IRocketScienceHttpClientFactory
 {
+    // Static so the connection pool outlives a single invocation; a per-call handler re-handshakes every request.
+    private static readonly SocketsHttpHandler SharedHandler = new()
+    {
+        PooledConnectionLifetime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
+        PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2),
+        MaxConnectionsPerServer = 300
+    };
+
     public HttpClient Create(string apiKey)
     {
-        var client = new HttpClient();
+        // Cloud Code cancels an invocation at 15s; fail with budget left to return an error.
+        var client = new HttpClient(SharedHandler, disposeHandler: false)
+        {
+            Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
+        };
         client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", apiKey);
         return client;
     }