diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
index 8333763..1700d99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
@@ -90,10 +90,19 @@ public abstract class Client {
 			authFilter = this.getConfig().createAuthorizationFilter();
 		if (authFilter != null)
 			clientBuilder.register(authFilter);
+		this.buildClient(clientBuilder);
+		
 		this.getConfig().configureClient(clientBuilder);
 		
 		return clientBuilder.build();
 	}
+    
+    /**
+     * @param clientBuilder A client builder
+     */
+    public void buildClient(ClientBuilder clientBuilder) {
+        // for extension purposes
+    }
 
 	/**
 	 * @return A pre-configured JAX-RS target (client w/ base URL) with configured authorization.