diff --git a/YoutubeExplode/Utils/ClientDelegatingHandler.cs b/YoutubeExplode/Utils/ClientDelegatingHandler.cs
index bcab6d98..02155d1d 100644
--- a/YoutubeExplode/Utils/ClientDelegatingHandler.cs
+++ b/YoutubeExplode/Utils/ClientDelegatingHandler.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using YoutubeExplode.Utils.Extensions;
 
 namespace YoutubeExplode.Utils;
 
-// Used to extend an externally provided HttpClient with additional behavior
+// Like DelegatingHandler, but wraps an HttpClient instead of an HttpMessageHandler.
+// Used to extend an externally provided HttpClient with additional behavior.
 internal abstract class ClientDelegatingHandler : HttpMessageHandler
 {
     private readonly HttpClient _http;
@@ -19,8 +21,18 @@ protected ClientDelegatingHandler(HttpClient http, bool disposeClient = false)
     protected override async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(
         HttpRequestMessage request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
-    ) =>
-        await _http.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cancellationToken);
+    )
+    {
+        // Clone the request to reset its completion status, which is required
+        // in order to pass the request from one HttpClient to another.
+        using var clonedRequest = request.Clone();
+
+        return await _http.SendAsync(
+            clonedRequest,
+            HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead,
+            cancellationToken
+        );
+    }
 
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
     {
diff --git a/YoutubeExplode/Utils/Extensions/HttpExtensions.cs b/YoutubeExplode/Utils/Extensions/HttpExtensions.cs
index 53780a3e..2bc31677 100644
--- a/YoutubeExplode/Utils/Extensions/HttpExtensions.cs
+++ b/YoutubeExplode/Utils/Extensions/HttpExtensions.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public static async ValueTask<HttpResponseMessage> HeadAsync(
     )
     {
         using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Head, requestUri);
+
         return await http.SendAsync(
             request,
             HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead,
diff --git a/YoutubeExplode/YoutubeHttpHandler.cs b/YoutubeExplode/YoutubeHttpHandler.cs
index b1cba91e..a5f8c246 100644
--- a/YoutubeExplode/YoutubeHttpHandler.cs
+++ b/YoutubeExplode/YoutubeHttpHandler.cs
@@ -168,10 +168,12 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
         {
             try
             {
-                using var clonedRequest = request.Clone();
-
                 var response = HandleResponse(
-                    await base.SendAsync(HandleRequest(clonedRequest), cancellationToken)
+                    await base.SendAsync(
+                        // Request will be cloned by the base handler
+                        HandleRequest(request),
+                        cancellationToken
+                    )
                 );
 
                 // Retry on 5XX errors