diff --git a/lib/networking/http.dart b/lib/networking/http.dart
index 62c8d225e..dc2ee2e8b 100644
--- a/lib/networking/http.dart
+++ b/lib/networking/http.dart
@@ -7,8 +7,16 @@ import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
 
 // WIP wrapper layer
 
-abstract class HTTP {
-  static Future<HttpClientResponse> get({
+// TODO expand this class
+class Response {
+  final int code;
+  final String body;
+
+  Response(this.body, this.code);
+}
+
+class HTTP {
+  Future<Response> get({
     required Uri url,
     Map<String, String>? headers,
     required bool routeOverTor,
@@ -32,7 +40,11 @@ abstract class HTTP {
         headers.forEach((key, value) => request.headers.add);
       }
 
-      return request.close();
+      final response = await request.close();
+      return Response(
+        await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join(),
+        response.statusCode,
+      );
     } catch (e, s) {
       Logging.instance.log(
         "HTTP.get() rethrew: $e\n$s",
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@ abstract class HTTP {
     }
   }
 
-  static Future<HttpClientResponse> post({
+  Future<Response> post({
     required Uri url,
     Map<String, String>? headers,
     Object? body,
@@ -73,7 +85,11 @@ abstract class HTTP {
 
       request.write(body);
 
-      return request.close();
+      final response = await request.close();
+      return Response(
+        await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join(),
+        response.statusCode,
+      );
     } catch (e, s) {
       Logging.instance.log(
         "HTTP.post() rethrew: $e\n$s",
diff --git a/lib/services/exchange/change_now/change_now_api.dart b/lib/services/exchange/change_now/change_now_api.dart
index 1a9067376..d7cd5bcb9 100644
--- a/lib/services/exchange/change_now/change_now_api.dart
+++ b/lib/services/exchange/change_now/change_now_api.dart
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class ChangeNowAPI {
   static const String apiVersion = "/v1";
   static const String apiVersionV2 = "/v2";
 
+  HTTP client = HTTP();
+
   ChangeNowAPI._();
   static final ChangeNowAPI _instance = ChangeNowAPI._();
   static ChangeNowAPI get instance => _instance;
@@ -52,14 +54,14 @@ class ChangeNowAPI {
 
   Future<dynamic> _makeGetRequest(Uri uri) async {
     try {
-      final response = await HTTP.get(
+      final response = await client.get(
         url: uri,
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
         routeOverTor: Prefs.instance.useTor,
       );
       String? data;
       try {
-        data = await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join();
+        data = response.body;
         final parsed = jsonDecode(data);
 
         return parsed;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class ChangeNowAPI {
 
   Future<dynamic> _makeGetRequestV2(Uri uri, String apiKey) async {
     try {
-      final response = await HTTP.get(
+      final response = await client.get(
         url: uri,
         headers: {
           // 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class ChangeNowAPI {
         routeOverTor: Prefs.instance.useTor,
       );
 
-      final data = await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join();
+      final data = response.body;
       final parsed = jsonDecode(data);
 
       return parsed;
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ class ChangeNowAPI {
     Map<String, String> body,
   ) async {
     try {
-      final response = await HTTP.post(
+      final response = await client.post(
         url: uri,
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
         body: jsonEncode(body),
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ class ChangeNowAPI {
 
       String? data;
       try {
-        data = await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join();
+        data = response.body;
         final parsed = jsonDecode(data);
 
         return parsed;