diff --git a/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py b/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py
index e257cc0..37bf4e3 100644
--- a/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py
+++ b/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import json
 from builtins import isinstance
+from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import Iterable
 
 from .connection import ConnectionManager
@@ -1736,10 +1737,8 @@ class KeycloakAdmin:
             # merge custom headers to main headers
             headers.update(self.custom_headers)
             
-        self._connection = ConnectionManager(base_url=self.server_url,
-                                             headers=headers,
-                                             timeout=60,
-                                             verify=self.verify)
+        self._connection = deepcopy(self.keycloak_openid.connection())
+        self._connection._headers.update(headers)
 
     def refresh_token(self):
         refresh_token = self.token.get('refresh_token')