diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index d5a3b072..b0797b01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ jobs:
         run: ulimit -a
 
       - name: Build docker
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml build --build-arg BASE_IMG=python:${{ matrix.python-version }} --no-cache
+        run: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml build --build-arg BASE_IMG=python:${{ matrix.python-version }} --no-cache
 
       - name: Run unit tests
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm unit-test
+        run: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm unit-test
 
       - name: Run integration tests
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm integration-test
+        run: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm integration-test
 
       - name: Generate coverage html report with dynamic contexts
-        run: docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm coverage
+        run: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm coverage
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/fauna/client/client.py b/fauna/client/client.py
index fa90df3e..9d8d233f 100644
--- a/fauna/client/client.py
+++ b/fauna/client/client.py
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ def __init__(
         from fauna.http.httpx_client import HTTPXClient
         c = HTTPXClient(
             httpx.Client(
-                http1=False,
-                http2=True,
+                http1=True,
+                http2=False,
                 timeout=httpx.Timeout(
                     timeout=timeout_s,
                     connect=connect_timeout_s,
diff --git a/fauna/http/httpx_client.py b/fauna/http/httpx_client.py
index 22bc7ddf..c317d7fa 100644
--- a/fauna/http/httpx_client.py
+++ b/fauna/http/httpx_client.py
@@ -73,26 +73,12 @@ def request(
       raise ClientError("Invalid URL Format") from e
 
     try:
-      return HTTPXResponse(self._send_with_retry(3, request))
-    except (httpx.HTTPError, httpx.InvalidURL) as e:
-      raise NetworkError("Exception re-raised from HTTP request") from e
-
-  def _send_with_retry(
-      self,
-      retryCount: int,
-      request: httpx.Request,
-  ) -> httpx.Response:
-    try:
-      response = self._c.send(
+      return HTTPXResponse(self._c.send(
           request,
           stream=False,
-      )
-      return response
-    except httpx.TransportError as e:
-      if retryCount == 0:
-        raise e
-      else:
-        return self._send_with_retry(retryCount - 1, request)
+      ))
+    except (httpx.HTTPError, httpx.InvalidURL) as e:
+      raise NetworkError("Exception re-raised from HTTP request") from e
 
   @contextmanager
   def stream(