diff --git a/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfConfiguration.java b/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfConfiguration.java
index b354593..753e493 100644
--- a/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfConfiguration.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package com.inteligr8.rs;
 
+import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.WebClient;
+
 /**
  * This interface defines additional configurations specific to the Apache CXF
  * JAX-RS library and its nuances.
@@ -35,4 +37,12 @@ public interface ClientCxfConfiguration extends ClientConfiguration {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * A Jackson provider, logging filter, and authentication filter are already registered.
+     * 
+     * @param client A CXF client to configure.
+     */
+	default void configureClient(WebClient client) {
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java b/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
index ae8583b..05e685d 100644
--- a/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/cxf/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs.json.JacksonJaxbJsonProvider;
 
 /**
@@ -41,8 +43,10 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs.json.JacksonJaxbJsonProvider;
 public class ClientCxfImpl extends Client {
 	
 	private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ClientCxfImpl.class);
-	
+
+    private final Object sync = new Object();
 	private ClientCxfConfiguration config;
+    private WebClient client;
 	
 	/**
 	 * This constructor is for Spring or POJO use.
@@ -77,16 +81,40 @@ public class ClientCxfImpl extends Client {
 	 * @return A CXF client (not JAX-RS).
 	 */
 	public WebClient getCxfClient() {
-		return this.getCxfClient(null);
+        synchronized (this.sync) {
+            if (this.client == null)
+                this.client = this.buildCxfClient(null);
+        }
+
+        return this.client;
 	}
+    
+    /**
+     * @param authFilter A dynamic authorization filter.
+     * @return A pre-configured CXF client (no URL) with the specified authorization.
+     */
+    public WebClient getCxfClient(AuthorizationFilter authFilter) {
+        if (authFilter == null) {
+            return this.getCxfClient();
+        } else {
+            return this.buildCxfClient(authFilter);
+        }
+    }
 	
 	/**
 	 * @param authFilter A post-configuration authorization filter.
 	 * @return A CXF client (not JAX-RS).
 	 */
-	public WebClient getCxfClient(AuthorizationFilter authFilter) {
+	public WebClient buildCxfClient(AuthorizationFilter authFilter) {
+        ObjectMapper om = new ObjectMapper();
+        om.registerModules(new JavaTimeModule());
+        this.getConfig().configureJacksonMapper(om);
+
+        JacksonJaxbJsonProvider jacksonProvider = new JacksonJaxbJsonProvider(om, JacksonJaxbJsonProvider.DEFAULT_ANNOTATIONS);
+        this.getConfig().configureJacksonProvider(jacksonProvider);
+        
 		List<Object> providersAndFilters = new LinkedList<Object>();
-		providersAndFilters.add(new JacksonJaxbJsonProvider());
+		providersAndFilters.add(jacksonProvider);
 		providersAndFilters.add(new CxfLoggingFilter());
 		providersAndFilters.add(new CxfMultipartProvider());
 		
@@ -109,6 +137,8 @@ public class ClientCxfImpl extends Client {
 			config.setBus(BusFactory.newInstance().createBus());
 		}
 		
+		this.config.configureClient(client);
+		
 		return client;
 	}