diff --git a/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml b/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml
index e9801c9..7f1db04 100644
--- a/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/webseal-simulator/pom.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,18 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
             <version>${httpclient.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+            <version>${httpcore.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>