diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprHttpBuilder.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprHttpBuilder.java
index 26ed5e999a..7c0d3c6c58 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprHttpBuilder.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/dapr/client/DaprHttpBuilder.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 /**
  * A builder for the DaprHttp.
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ public class DaprHttpBuilder {
   /**
    * Singleton OkHttpClient.
    */
-  private static final AtomicReference<OkHttpClient> OK_HTTP_CLIENT = new AtomicReference<>();
+  private static volatile OkHttpClient OK_HTTP_CLIENT;
 
   /**
    * Static lock object.
@@ -42,18 +41,17 @@ public DaprHttp build() {
    * @return Instance of {@link DaprHttp}
    */
   private DaprHttp buildDaprHttp() {
-    if (OK_HTTP_CLIENT.get() == null) {
+    if (OK_HTTP_CLIENT == null) {
       synchronized (LOCK) {
-        if (OK_HTTP_CLIENT.get() == null) {
+        if (OK_HTTP_CLIENT == null) {
           OkHttpClient.Builder builder = new OkHttpClient.Builder();
           Duration readTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(Properties.HTTP_CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT_SECONDS.get());
           builder.readTimeout(readTimeout);
-          OkHttpClient okHttpClient = builder.build();
-          OK_HTTP_CLIENT.set(okHttpClient);
+          OK_HTTP_CLIENT = builder.build();
         }
       }
     }
 
-    return new DaprHttp(Properties.SIDECAR_IP.get(), Properties.HTTP_PORT.get(), OK_HTTP_CLIENT.get());
+    return new DaprHttp(Properties.SIDECAR_IP.get(), Properties.HTTP_PORT.get(), OK_HTTP_CLIENT);
   }
 }