diff --git a/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpRequestTemplate.java b/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpRequestTemplate.java
index 47be711ef0a4c0a32856a15f018e04ce0afdedfb..04e29df2fc5097b9bc3a7b9152826de20f58c031 100644
--- a/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpRequestTemplate.java
+++ b/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpRequestTemplate.java
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public class HttpRequestTemplate<T> implements RequestTemplate<T, HttpClientResp
         }
     }
     
-    public HttpRequestTemplate(String name, HttpResourceGroup group, HttpClient<ByteBuf, ByteBuf> client, Class<? extends T> classType) {
-        this.client = client;
+    public HttpRequestTemplate(String name, HttpResourceGroup group, Class<? extends T> classType) {
+        this.client = group.getClient();
         this.classType = classType;
         if (client instanceof LoadBalancingRxClient) {
             LoadBalancingRxClient<?, ? ,?> ribbonClient = (LoadBalancingRxClient<?, ? ,?>) client;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class HttpRequestTemplate<T> implements RequestTemplate<T, HttpClientResp
 
     @Override
     public HttpRequestTemplate<T> copy(String name) {
-        HttpRequestTemplate<T> newTemplate = new HttpRequestTemplate<T>(name, this.group, this.client, this.classType);
+        HttpRequestTemplate<T> newTemplate = new HttpRequestTemplate<T>(name, this.group, this.classType);
         newTemplate.cacheProviders.addAll(this.cacheProviders);
         newTemplate.method = this.method;
         newTemplate.headers.add(this.headers);
diff --git a/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpResourceGroup.java b/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpResourceGroup.java
index 6ad88dcff4251fbf5dd76ac647fa0213c4cfc354..e910e8c66cf73bc57f44ad205e01982da4e70f6d 100644
--- a/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpResourceGroup.java
+++ b/ribbon-client-extensions/src/main/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/http/HttpResourceGroup.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class HttpResourceGroup extends ResourceGroup<HttpRequestTemplate<?>> {
     @Override
     public <T> HttpRequestTemplate<T> newRequestTemplate(String name,
             Class<? extends T> classType) {
-        return new HttpRequestTemplate<T>(name, HttpResourceGroup.this, client, classType);
+        return new HttpRequestTemplate<T>(name, this, classType);
     }
     
     public HttpRequestTemplate<ByteBuf> newRequestTemplate(String name) {
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@ public class HttpResourceGroup extends ResourceGroup<HttpRequestTemplate<?>> {
         return headers;
     }
     
+    HttpClient<ByteBuf, ByteBuf> getClient() {
+        return client;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ribbon-client-extensions/src/test/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/RibbonTest.java b/ribbon-client-extensions/src/test/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/RibbonTest.java
index cff0c060833d4c31731b665f188d95bef206b5a1..747c47e1290e32db723c186dc3847edffa232252 100644
--- a/ribbon-client-extensions/src/test/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/RibbonTest.java
+++ b/ribbon-client-extensions/src/test/java/com/netflix/ribbonclientextensions/RibbonTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
@@ -61,12 +63,15 @@ public class RibbonTest {
     
     
     @Test
-    public void testCommandWithMetaData() throws IOException {
+    public void testCommandWithMetaData() throws IOException, InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
         // LogManager.getRootLogger().setLevel((Level)Level.DEBUG);
         MockWebServer server = new MockWebServer();
         String content = "Hello world";
+        server.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200).setHeader("Content-type", "text/plain")
+                .setBody(content));
         server.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200).setHeader("Content-type", "text/plain")
                 .setBody(content));       
+
         server.play();
         
         HttpResourceGroup group = Ribbon.createHttpResourceGroup("myclient", ClientOptions.create()
@@ -80,12 +85,11 @@ public class RibbonTest {
                     public Observable<ByteBuf> get(String key, Map<String, Object> vars) {
                         return Observable.error(new Exception("Cache miss"));
                     }
-                }).withHystrixProperties(HystrixObservableCommand.Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey("group"))
-                        .andCommandPropertiesDefaults(HystrixCommandProperties.Setter().withRequestCacheEnabled(false))
-                        )
+                })
                 .requestBuilder().build();
         final AtomicBoolean success = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-        Observable<String> result = request.withMetadata().toObservable().flatMap(new Func1<RibbonResponse<Observable<ByteBuf>>, Observable<String>>(){
+        RequestWithMetaData<ByteBuf> metaRequest = request.withMetadata();
+        Observable<String> result = metaRequest.toObservable().flatMap(new Func1<RibbonResponse<Observable<ByteBuf>>, Observable<String>>(){
             @Override
             public Observable<String> call(
                     final RibbonResponse<Observable<ByteBuf>> response) {
@@ -101,6 +105,12 @@ public class RibbonTest {
         String s = result.toBlocking().single();
         assertEquals(content, s);
         assertTrue(success.get());
+        
+        Future<RibbonResponse<ByteBuf>> future = metaRequest.queue();
+        RibbonResponse<ByteBuf> response = future.get();
+        assertEquals(content, response.content().toString(Charset.defaultCharset()));
+        assertTrue(future.isDone());
+        assertTrue(response.getHystrixInfo().isSuccessfulExecution());
     }
 
    
@@ -222,9 +232,6 @@ public class RibbonTest {
                     }
                 })
                 .withUriTemplate("/")
-                .withHystrixProperties(HystrixObservableCommand.Setter.withGroupKey(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey("group"))
-                        .andCommandPropertiesDefaults(HystrixCommandProperties.Setter().withRequestCacheEnabled(false))
-                        )
                 .requestBuilder().build();
         String result = request.execute().toString(Charset.defaultCharset());
         assertEquals(content, result);