diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitializrService.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitializrService.java
index 92bb4db1c4..3b5d2d8f35 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitializrService.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitializrService.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class InitializrService {
 
 	protected CloseableHttpClient getHttp() {
 		if (this.http == null) {
-			this.http = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();
+			this.http = HttpClientBuilder.create().useSystemProperties().build();
 		}
 		return this.http;
 	}