diff --git a/src/GW2Api.php b/src/GW2Api.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/GW2Api.php
+++ b/src/GW2Api.php
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ class GW2Api {
 
         return [
            'base_uri' => $this->apiUrl,
-           'defaults' => [
-               'verify' => $this->getCacertFilePath()
-           ],
-           'handler' => $handler
+           'handler' => $handler,
+           'verify' => $this->getCacertFilePath()
         ] + $options;
     }
make sure to use our own certfile to prevent ssl errors

guzzle 6 isn't using the `defaults` option anymore, it's just merging everything in options other than `base_uri` and `handler` into the request options.