diff --git a/src/trustcafeapiwrapper/apiclient.py b/src/trustcafeapiwrapper/apiclient.py
index ef6b664..b622055 100644
--- a/src/trustcafeapiwrapper/apiclient.py
+++ b/src/trustcafeapiwrapper/apiclient.py
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ class APIClient(BaseModel):
         
         # Make the API request and handle potential exceptions
         try:
-            response = requests.request(method.upper(), url, json=data, headers=headers, timeout=20)
-            return_json = response.json()  
+            with requests.Session() as session:
+                session.headers.update(headers)
+                response = session.request(method.upper(), url, json=data, headers=headers, timeout=20)
+                response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for HTTP errors
+                return_json = response.json()  
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             raise ConnectionError(f"An error occurred while making the request: {e}")
         except json.JSONDecodeError as e: