diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java
index 029188dbbab..4e161967418 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/coordinator/http/IndexerCoordinatorNode.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
   private IndexerZkConfig indexerZkConfig;
   private TaskRunnerFactory taskRunnerFactory = null;
   private ResourceManagementSchedulerFactory resourceManagementSchedulerFactory = null;
+  private HttpClient httpClient = null;
   private TaskActionClientFactory taskActionClientFactory = null;
   private TaskMasterLifecycle taskMasterLifecycle = null;
   private Server server = null;
@@ -217,6 +218,12 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
     return this;
   }
 
+  public IndexerCoordinatorNode setHttpClient(HttpClient httpClient)
+  {
+    this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public void doInit() throws Exception
   {
     scheduledExecutorFactory = ScheduledExecutors.createFactory(lifecycle);
@@ -234,6 +241,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
             ), getJsonMapper()
         );
 
+    initializeHttpClient();
     initializeEmitter();
     initializeMonitors();
     initializeIndexerCoordinatorConfig();
@@ -410,13 +418,18 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
     getJsonMapper().registerSubtypes(StaticS3FirehoseFactory.class);
   }
 
+  private void initializeHttpClient()
+  {
+    if (httpClient == null) {
+      httpClient = HttpClientInit.createClient(
+          HttpClientConfig.builder().withNumConnections(1).build(), lifecycle
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   private void initializeEmitter()
   {
     if (emitter == null) {
-      final HttpClient httpClient = HttpClientInit.createClient(
-          HttpClientConfig.builder().withNumConnections(1).build(), lifecycle
-      );
-
       emitter = new ServiceEmitter(
           PropUtils.getProperty(props, "druid.service"),
           PropUtils.getProperty(props, "druid.host"),
@@ -546,9 +559,7 @@ public class IndexerCoordinatorNode extends RegisteringNode
                     )
                 ),
                 configManager.watch(WorkerSetupData.CONFIG_KEY, WorkerSetupData.class),
-                HttpClientInit.createClient(
-                    HttpClientConfig.builder().withNumConnections(1).build(), lifecycle
-                )
+                httpClient
             );
 
             return remoteTaskRunner;
diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java
index 43e60628379..33720614ff0 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/worker/http/WorkerNode.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.inject.Guice;
 import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import com.google.inject.servlet.GuiceFilter;
 import com.metamx.common.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorFactory;
 import com.metamx.common.concurrent.ScheduledExecutors;
 import com.metamx.common.config.Config;
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ public class WorkerNode extends RegisteringNode
 
     root.addServlet(new ServletHolder(new StatusServlet()), "/status");
     root.addEventListener(new GuiceServletConfig(injector));
+    root.addFilter(GuiceFilter.class, "/mmx/worker/v1/*", 0);
   }
 
   @LifecycleStart