diff --git a/communicators.py b/communicators.py
index 74d25ac..25427b1 100644
--- a/communicators.py
+++ b/communicators.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ConsumerCommunicator:
             ip = info['ip']
             try:
                 # request synchronization
-                response = requests.post(f"http://{ip}/sync", json={'uuid': os.environ['LOCAL_UUID']}, timeout=5)
+                response = self._session.post(f"http://{ip}/sync", json={'uuid': os.environ['LOCAL_UUID']}, timeout=5)
 
             except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.Timeout) as e:
                 logging.error(f"Error while syncing to {ip}: {str(e)}")