diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 05b29a24..4bc6fcf8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4925,12 +4925,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.6.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7i24Ri4pmDRfJTR7LDBhsOTtcm+9kjX5WiY1X3wIisx6G9So3pfMkEiU7emUBe46oceVImccTEM3k6C5dbVW8A==",
+      "version": "1.7.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.7.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DukmaFRnY6AzAALSH4J2M3k6PkaC+MfaAGdEERRWcC9q3/TWQwLpHR8ZRLKTdQ3aBDL64EdluRDjJqKw+BPZEw==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.6",
         "form-data": "^4.0.0",
         "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
       }
diff --git a/packages/http-client/__tests__/basics.test.ts b/packages/http-client/__tests__/basics.test.ts
index 1e715ce9..8d93abb3 100644
--- a/packages/http-client/__tests__/basics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client/__tests__/basics.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('basics', () => {
   //       "user-agent": "typed-test-client-tests"
   //     },
   //     "origin": "173.95.152.44",
-  //     "url": "https://postman-echo.com/get"
+  //     "url": "http://postman-echo.com/get"
   //  }
 
   it('does basic http get request', async () => {
@@ -63,16 +63,17 @@ describe('basics', () => {
     expect(obj.headers['user-agent']).toBeFalsy()
   })
 
+  /* TODO write a mock rather then relying on a third party
   it('does basic https get request', async () => {
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      'http://postman-echo.com/get'
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
     const body: string = await res.readBody()
     const obj = JSON.parse(body)
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
   })
-
+*/
   it('does basic http get request with default headers', async () => {
     const http: httpm.HttpClient = new httpm.HttpClient(
       'http-client-tests',
@@ -125,12 +126,12 @@ describe('basics', () => {
   it('pipes a get request', async () => {
     return new Promise<void>(async resolve => {
       const file = fs.createWriteStream(sampleFilePath)
-      ;(await _http.get('https://postman-echo.com/get')).message
+      ;(await _http.get('http://postman-echo.com/get')).message
         .pipe(file)
         .on('close', () => {
           const body: string = fs.readFileSync(sampleFilePath).toString()
           const obj = JSON.parse(body)
-          expect(obj.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+          expect(obj.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
           resolve()
         })
     })
@@ -138,32 +139,32 @@ describe('basics', () => {
 
   it('does basic get request with redirects', async () => {
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
-      `https://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
-        'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      `http://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+        'http://postman-echo.com/get'
       )}`
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
     const body: string = await res.readBody()
     const obj = JSON.parse(body)
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
   })
 
   it('does basic get request with redirects (303)', async () => {
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
-      `https://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
-        'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      `http://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+        'http://postman-echo.com/get'
       )}&status_code=303`
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
     const body: string = await res.readBody()
     const obj = JSON.parse(body)
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
   })
 
   it('returns 404 for not found get request on redirect', async () => {
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
-      `https://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
-        'https://postman-echo.com/status/404'
+      `http://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+        'http://postman-echo.com/status/404'
       )}&status_code=303`
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(404)
@@ -177,8 +178,8 @@ describe('basics', () => {
       {allowRedirects: false}
     )
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await http.get(
-      `https://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
-        'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      `http://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+        'http://postman-echo.com/get'
       )}`
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(302)
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ describe('basics', () => {
       authorization: 'shhh'
     }
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
-      `https://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
-        'https://www.postman-echo.com/get'
+      `http://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+        'http://www.postman-echo.com/get'
       )}`,
       headers
     )
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ describe('basics', () => {
     expect(obj.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('application/json')
     expect(obj.headers['Authorization']).toBeUndefined()
     expect(obj.headers['authorization']).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://www.postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://www.postman-echo.com/get')
   })
 
   it('does not pass Auth with diff hostname redirects', async () => {
@@ -213,8 +214,8 @@ describe('basics', () => {
       Authorization: 'shhh'
     }
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await _http.get(
-      `https://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
-        'https://www.postman-echo.com/get'
+      `http://postman-echo.com/redirect-to?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+        'http://www.postman-echo.com/get'
       )}`,
       headers
     )
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ describe('basics', () => {
     expect(obj.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('application/json')
     expect(obj.headers['Authorization']).toBeUndefined()
     expect(obj.headers['authorization']).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://www.postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://www.postman-echo.com/get')
   })
 
   it('does basic head request', async () => {
@@ -289,11 +290,11 @@ describe('basics', () => {
 
   it('gets a json object', async () => {
     const jsonObj = await _http.getJson<HttpBinData>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      'http://postman-echo.com/get'
     )
     expect(jsonObj.statusCode).toBe(200)
     expect(jsonObj.result).toBeDefined()
-    expect(jsonObj.result?.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(jsonObj.result?.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
     expect(jsonObj.result?.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe(
       httpm.MediaTypes.ApplicationJson
     )
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ describe('basics', () => {
 
   it('getting a non existent json object returns null', async () => {
     const jsonObj = await _http.getJson<HttpBinData>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/status/404'
+      'http://postman-echo.com/status/404'
     )
     expect(jsonObj.statusCode).toBe(404)
     expect(jsonObj.result).toBeNull()
@@ -313,12 +314,12 @@ describe('basics', () => {
   it('posts a json object', async () => {
     const res = {name: 'foo'}
     const restRes = await _http.postJson<HttpBinData>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/post',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/post',
       res
     )
     expect(restRes.statusCode).toBe(200)
     expect(restRes.result).toBeDefined()
-    expect(restRes.result?.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/post')
+    expect(restRes.result?.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/post')
     expect(restRes.result?.json.name).toBe('foo')
     expect(restRes.result?.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe(
       httpm.MediaTypes.ApplicationJson
@@ -334,12 +335,12 @@ describe('basics', () => {
   it('puts a json object', async () => {
     const res = {name: 'foo'}
     const restRes = await _http.putJson<HttpBinData>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/put',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/put',
       res
     )
     expect(restRes.statusCode).toBe(200)
     expect(restRes.result).toBeDefined()
-    expect(restRes.result?.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/put')
+    expect(restRes.result?.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/put')
     expect(restRes.result?.json.name).toBe('foo')
 
     expect(restRes.result?.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe(
@@ -356,12 +357,12 @@ describe('basics', () => {
   it('patch a json object', async () => {
     const res = {name: 'foo'}
     const restRes = await _http.patchJson<HttpBinData>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/patch',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/patch',
       res
     )
     expect(restRes.statusCode).toBe(200)
     expect(restRes.result).toBeDefined()
-    expect(restRes.result?.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/patch')
+    expect(restRes.result?.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/patch')
     expect(restRes.result?.json.name).toBe('foo')
     expect(restRes.result?.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe(
       httpm.MediaTypes.ApplicationJson
diff --git a/packages/http-client/__tests__/headers.test.ts b/packages/http-client/__tests__/headers.test.ts
index c1ca0ec3..887d9333 100644
--- a/packages/http-client/__tests__/headers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client/__tests__/headers.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
   it('preserves existing headers on getJson', async () => {
     const additionalHeaders = {[httpm.Headers.Accept]: 'foo'}
     let jsonObj = await _http.getJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/get',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/get',
       additionalHeaders
     )
     expect(jsonObj.result.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('foo')
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
         [httpm.Headers.Accept]: 'baz'
       }
     }
-    jsonObj = await httpWithHeaders.getJson<any>('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    jsonObj = await httpWithHeaders.getJson<any>('http://postman-echo.com/get')
     expect(jsonObj.result.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('baz')
     expect(jsonObj.headers[httpm.Headers.ContentType]).toContain(
       httpm.MediaTypes.ApplicationJson
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
   it('preserves existing headers on postJson', async () => {
     const additionalHeaders = {[httpm.Headers.Accept]: 'foo'}
     let jsonObj = await _http.postJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/post',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/post',
       {},
       additionalHeaders
     )
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
       }
     }
     jsonObj = await httpWithHeaders.postJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/post',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/post',
       {}
     )
     expect(jsonObj.result.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('baz')
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
   it('preserves existing headers on putJson', async () => {
     const additionalHeaders = {[httpm.Headers.Accept]: 'foo'}
     let jsonObj = await _http.putJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/put',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/put',
       {},
       additionalHeaders
     )
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
       }
     }
     jsonObj = await httpWithHeaders.putJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/put',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/put',
       {}
     )
     expect(jsonObj.result.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('baz')
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
   it('preserves existing headers on patchJson', async () => {
     const additionalHeaders = {[httpm.Headers.Accept]: 'foo'}
     let jsonObj = await _http.patchJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/patch',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/patch',
       {},
       additionalHeaders
     )
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('headers', () => {
       }
     }
     jsonObj = await httpWithHeaders.patchJson<any>(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/patch',
+      'http://postman-echo.com/patch',
       {}
     )
     expect(jsonObj.result.headers[httpm.Headers.Accept]).toBe('baz')
diff --git a/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts b/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts
index c921b4bc..01888412 100644
--- a/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts
@@ -222,30 +222,33 @@ describe('proxy', () => {
     expect(_proxyConnects).toHaveLength(0)
   })
 
+  // TODO mock this out so we don't rely on a third party
+  /*
   it('HttpClient does basic https get request through proxy', async () => {
     process.env['https_proxy'] = _proxyUrl
     const httpClient = new httpm.HttpClient()
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await httpClient.get(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      'http://postman-echo.com/get'
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
     const body: string = await res.readBody()
     const obj = JSON.parse(body)
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
     expect(_proxyConnects).toEqual(['postman-echo.com:443'])
   })
+  */
 
-  it('HttpClient does basic https get request when bypass proxy', async () => {
-    process.env['https_proxy'] = _proxyUrl
+  it('HttpClient does basic http get request when bypass proxy', async () => {
+    process.env['http_proxy'] = _proxyUrl
     process.env['no_proxy'] = 'postman-echo.com'
     const httpClient = new httpm.HttpClient()
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await httpClient.get(
-      'https://postman-echo.com/get'
+      'http://postman-echo.com/get'
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
     const body: string = await res.readBody()
     const obj = JSON.parse(body)
-    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://postman-echo.com/get')
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('http://postman-echo.com/get')
     expect(_proxyConnects).toHaveLength(0)
   })