diff --git a/lib/recurly/base_client.php b/lib/recurly/base_client.php
index 691a2d7d..0c4c06ed 100644
--- a/lib/recurly/base_client.php
+++ b/lib/recurly/base_client.php
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ abstract class BaseClient
      * 
      * @param string $api_key The API key to use when making requests
      */
-    public function __construct(string $api_key, LoggerInterface $logger = null)
+    public function __construct(string $api_key, LoggerInterface $logger = null, HttpAdapterInterface $http_adapter = null)
     {
         $this->_api_key = $api_key;
-        $this->http = new HttpAdapter;
+        if (is_null($http_adapter)) {
+            $http_adapter = new HttpAdapter;
+        }
+        $this->http = $http_adapter;
         if (is_null($logger)) {
             $logger = new \Recurly\Logger('Recurly', LogLevel::WARNING);
         }
diff --git a/lib/recurly/http_adapter_interface.php b/lib/recurly/http_adapter_interface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..843e7a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/recurly/http_adapter_interface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Recurly;
+
+/**
+* @codeCoverageIgnore
+*/
+interface HttpAdapterInterface
+{
+    public function execute($method, $url, $body, $headers): array;
+}