diff --git a/src/lune/builtins/net/client.rs b/src/lune/builtins/net/client.rs
index 2120c58..23636ff 100644
--- a/src/lune/builtins/net/client.rs
+++ b/src/lune/builtins/net/client.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use mlua::prelude::*;
 use hyper::{header::HeaderName, http::HeaderValue, HeaderMap};
 use reqwest::{IntoUrl, Method, RequestBuilder};
 
+const REGISTRY_KEY: &str = "NetClient";
+
 pub struct NetClientBuilder {
     builder: reqwest::ClientBuilder,
 }
@@ -44,6 +46,35 @@ impl NetClient {
     pub fn request<U: IntoUrl>(&self, method: Method, url: U) -> RequestBuilder {
         self.0.request(method, url)
     }
+
+    pub fn into_registry(self, lua: &Lua) {
+        lua.set_named_registry_value(REGISTRY_KEY, self)
+            .expect("Failed to store NetClient in lua registry");
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_registry(lua: &Lua) -> Self {
+        lua.named_registry_value(REGISTRY_KEY)
+            .expect("Failed to get NetClient from lua registry")
+    }
 }
 
 impl LuaUserData for NetClient {}
+
+impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for NetClient {
+    fn from_lua(value: LuaValue<'lua>, _: &'lua Lua) -> LuaResult<Self> {
+        if let LuaValue::UserData(ud) = value {
+            if let Ok(ctx) = ud.borrow::<NetClient>() {
+                return Ok(ctx.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        unreachable!("NetClient should only be used from registry")
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'lua> From<&'lua Lua> for NetClient {
+    fn from(value: &'lua Lua) -> Self {
+        value
+            .named_registry_value(REGISTRY_KEY)
+            .expect("Missing require context in lua registry")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lune/builtins/net/mod.rs b/src/lune/builtins/net/mod.rs
index 1fe2da7..105a005 100644
--- a/src/lune/builtins/net/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lune/builtins/net/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ use server::{NetLocalExec, NetService};
 use websocket::NetWebSocket;
 
 pub fn create(lua: &'static Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaTable> {
+    NetClientBuilder::new()
+        .headers(&[("User-Agent", create_user_agent_header())])?
+        .build()?
+        .into_registry(lua);
     TableBuilder::new(lua)?
         .with_function("jsonEncode", net_json_encode)?
         .with_function("jsonDecode", net_json_decode)?
@@ -64,20 +68,8 @@ async fn net_request<'lua>(lua: &'lua Lua, config: RequestConfig<'lua>) -> LuaRe
 where
     'lua: 'static, // FIXME: Get rid of static lifetime bound here
 {
-    // Create a reusable client for performing our
-    // web requests and store it in the lua registry,
-    // allowing us to reuse headers and internal structs
-    let client = match lua.app_data_ref::<NetClient>() {
-        Some(client) => client,
-        None => {
-            let client = NetClientBuilder::new()
-                .headers(&[("User-Agent", create_user_agent_header())])?
-                .build()?;
-            lua.set_app_data(client);
-            lua.app_data_ref::<NetClient>().unwrap()
-        }
-    };
     // Create and send the request
+    let client = NetClient::from_registry(lua);
     let mut request = client.request(config.method, &config.url);
     for (query, value) in config.query {
         request = request.query(&[(query.to_str()?, value.to_str()?)]);
diff --git a/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs b/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs
index 3e917e3..e27a483 100644
--- a/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs
+++ b/src/lune/globals/require/context.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ use crate::lune::{
     scheduler::{IntoLuaThread, Scheduler},
 };
 
-const REGISTRY_KEY: &str = "RequireContext";
-
 /**
     Context containing cached results for all `require` operations.
 
@@ -310,24 +308,3 @@ impl<'lua> RequireContext<'lua> {
         result
     }
 }
-
-impl<'lua> LuaUserData for RequireContext<'lua> {}
-
-impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for RequireContext<'lua> {
-    fn from_lua(value: LuaValue<'lua>, _: &'lua Lua) -> LuaResult<Self> {
-        if let LuaValue::UserData(ud) = value {
-            if let Ok(ctx) = ud.borrow::<RequireContext>() {
-                return Ok(ctx.clone());
-            }
-        }
-        unreachable!("RequireContext should only be used from registry")
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'lua> From<&'lua Lua> for RequireContext<'lua> {
-    fn from(value: &'lua Lua) -> Self {
-        value
-            .named_registry_value(REGISTRY_KEY)
-            .expect("Missing require context in lua registry")
-    }
-}