diff --git a/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/downloader/HttpClientPool.java b/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/downloader/HttpClientPool.java
index 62d87188..5c80ba5d 100644
--- a/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/downloader/HttpClientPool.java
+++ b/webmagic-core/src/main/java/us/codecraft/webmagic/downloader/HttpClientPool.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class HttpClientPool {
                 .register("http", PlainConnectionSocketFactory.INSTANCE)
                 .register("https", SSLConnectionSocketFactory.getSocketFactory())
                 .build();
-        PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager connectionManager = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager(reg);
+        connectionManager = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager(reg);
         connectionManager.setMaxTotal(poolSize);
         connectionManager.setDefaultMaxPerRoute(100);
     }