diff --git a/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java b/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
index 304508e..35829cd 100644
--- a/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.WebClient;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.impl.RuntimeDelegateImpl;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs.json.JacksonJaxbJsonProvider;
@@ -30,14 +31,9 @@ public class ClientCxfImpl extends Client {
 	private ClientCxfConfiguration config;
 	
 	/**
-	 * This constructor is for Spring use and inheriting APIs
-	 */
-	protected ClientCxfImpl() {
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * This constructor is for POJO use
+	 * This constructor is for Spring or POJO use
 	 */
+	@Autowired
 	public ClientCxfImpl(ClientCxfConfiguration config) {
 		this.config = config;
 	}
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ public class ClientCxfImpl extends Client {
 		// for extension purposes
 	}
 	
-	protected ClientCxfConfiguration getConfig() {
+	public ClientCxfConfiguration getConfig() {
 		return this.config;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
index 06a6128..74fe201 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public abstract class Client {
 	private final Object sync = new Object();
 	private javax.ws.rs.client.Client client;
 	
-	protected abstract ClientConfiguration getConfig();
+	public abstract ClientConfiguration getConfig();
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return A pre-configured JAX-RS client (no URL) with configured authorization.
diff --git a/src/main/jersey/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java b/src/main/jersey/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java
index e2653c8..d693f90 100644
--- a/src/main/jersey/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/jersey/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java
@@ -24,18 +24,12 @@ public class ClientJerseyImpl extends Client {
 	
 	private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ClientJerseyImpl.class);
 	
-	@Autowired
 	private ClientJerseyConfiguration config;
 	
 	/**
-	 * This constructor is for Spring use and inheriting APIs
-	 */
-	protected ClientJerseyImpl() {
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * This constructor is for POJO use
+	 * This constructor is for Spring or POJO use
 	 */
+	@Autowired
 	public ClientJerseyImpl(ClientJerseyConfiguration config) {
 		this.config = config;
 	}
@@ -70,7 +64,7 @@ public class ClientJerseyImpl extends Client {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	protected ClientJerseyConfiguration getConfig() {
+	public ClientJerseyConfiguration getConfig() {
 		return this.config;
 	}