diff --git a/config/clients/js/CHANGELOG.md.mustache b/config/clients/js/CHANGELOG.md.mustache
index 0b2c2f0f..8b25dc96 100644
--- a/config/clients/js/CHANGELOG.md.mustache
+++ b/config/clients/js/CHANGELOG.md.mustache
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/openfga/js-sdk/compare/v{{packageVersion}}...HEAD)
 
 - fix: error correctly if apiUrl is not provided (#161)
+- fix: use provided axios instance in credentials refresh (#193)
 - feat: add support for `start_time` parameter in `ReadChanges` endpoint
 - BREAKING: As of this release, the min node version required by the SDK is now v16.15.0
 - feat!: add support for server-side `BatchCheck` method.
diff --git a/config/clients/js/template/baseApi.mustache b/config/clients/js/template/baseApi.mustache
index 5b431691..e63f6eac 100644
--- a/config/clients/js/template/baseApi.mustache
+++ b/config/clients/js/template/baseApi.mustache
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class BaseAPI {
     }
     this.configuration.isValid();
 
-    this.credentials = Credentials.init(this.configuration);
+    this.credentials = Credentials.init(this.configuration, this.axios);
 
     if (!this.axios) {
       const httpAgent = new http.Agent({ keepAlive: true });
diff --git a/config/clients/js/template/credentials/credentials.ts.mustache b/config/clients/js/template/credentials/credentials.ts.mustache
index b1619037..c7a57cd8 100644
--- a/config/clients/js/template/credentials/credentials.ts.mustache
+++ b/config/clients/js/template/credentials/credentials.ts.mustache
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export class Credentials {
   private accessToken?: string;
   private accessTokenExpiryDate?: Date;
 
-  public static init(configuration: { credentials: AuthCredentialsConfig, telemetry: TelemetryConfiguration, baseOptions?: any }): Credentials {
-    return new Credentials(configuration.credentials, globalAxios, configuration.telemetry, configuration.baseOptions);
+  public static init(configuration: { credentials: AuthCredentialsConfig, telemetry: TelemetryConfiguration, baseOptions?: any }, axios: AxiosInstance = globalAxios): Credentials {
+    return new Credentials(configuration.credentials, axios, configuration.telemetry, configuration.baseOptions);
   }
 
   public constructor(private authConfig: AuthCredentialsConfig, private axios: AxiosInstance = globalAxios, private telemetryConfig: TelemetryConfiguration, private baseOptions?: any) {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class Credentials {
       }, {
         maxRetry: 3,
         minWaitInMs: 100,
-      }, globalAxios);
+      }, this.axios);
 
       const response = wrappedResponse?.response;
       if (response) {