diff --git a/include/connection.hpp b/include/connection.hpp
index 761f777..27119e4 100644
--- a/include/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/connection.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ public:
      *
      *  @since  0.1.0
      */
-    explicit Connection(Instance &instance);
+    explicit Connection(Instance &instance)
+        : _instance{instance}
+        , _baseuri{instance.get_baseuri()}
+    {
+        _instance.copy_connection_properties(*this);
+    }
 
     /*!
      *  @brief  Make a HTTP GET call with parameters.
diff --git a/include/curl_wrapper.hpp b/include/curl_wrapper.hpp
index f8e567b..0759e01 100644
--- a/include/curl_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/include/curl_wrapper.hpp
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ public:
         return sbuf;
     }
 
+    /*!
+     *  @brief  Set some properties of the connection.
+     *
+     *  Meant for internal use. See Instance::copy_connection_properties().
+     *
+     *  @since  0.3.0
+     */
+    void setup_connection_properties(string_view proxy, string_view access_token,
+                                     string_view cainfo);
+
 protected:
     /*!
      *  @brief  Mutex for #get_buffer a.k.a. _curl_buffer_body.
diff --git a/include/instance.hpp b/include/instance.hpp
index 6185b7f..85756e9 100644
--- a/include/instance.hpp
+++ b/include/instance.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,28 @@ public:
      *
      *  @since  0.1.0
      */
-    explicit Instance(string_view hostname, string_view access_token);
+    explicit Instance(const string_view hostname,
+                      const string_view access_token)
+        : _hostname{hostname}
+        , _baseuri{"https://" + _hostname}
+        , _access_token{access_token}
+        , _max_chars{0}
+    {}
+
+    /*!
+     *  @brief  Set the properties of the connection of the calling class up.
+     *
+     *  Meant for internal use. This aligns the properties of the connection of
+     *  the calling class with the properties of connection of this class.
+     *
+     *  @param  curlwrapper The CURLWrapper parent of the calling class.
+     *
+     *  @since  0.3.0
+     */
+    inline void copy_connection_properties(CURLWrapper &curlwrapper)
+    {
+        curlwrapper.setup_connection_properties(_proxy, _access_token, _cainfo);
+    }
 
     /*!
      *  @brief  Returns the hostname.
@@ -223,7 +244,12 @@ public:
     class ObtainToken : public CURLWrapper
     {
     public:
-        ObtainToken(Instance &instance);
+        ObtainToken(Instance &instance)
+            : _instance{instance}
+            , _baseuri{instance.get_baseuri()}
+        {
+            _instance.copy_connection_properties(*this);
+        }
 
         /*!
          *  @brief  Creates an application via `/api/v1/apps`.
diff --git a/src/connection.cpp b/src/connection.cpp
index 0eba695..77e7ad0 100644
--- a/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/connection.cpp
@@ -21,26 +21,6 @@ namespace mastodonpp
 
 using std::holds_alternative;
 
-Connection::Connection(Instance &instance)
-    : _instance{instance}
-    , _baseuri{instance.get_baseuri()}
-{
-    auto proxy{_instance.get_proxy()};
-    if (!proxy.empty())
-    {
-        CURLWrapper::set_proxy(proxy);
-    }
-
-    if (!_instance.get_access_token().empty())
-    {
-        CURLWrapper::set_access_token(_instance.get_access_token());
-    }
-    if (!_instance.get_cainfo().empty())
-    {
-        CURLWrapper::set_cainfo(_instance.get_cainfo());
-    }
-}
-
 string Connection::endpoint_to_uri(const endpoint_variant &endpoint) const
 {
     if (holds_alternative<API::endpoint_type>(endpoint))
diff --git a/src/curl_wrapper.cpp b/src/curl_wrapper.cpp
index 4cfb9b5..50e20ab 100644
--- a/src/curl_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/curl_wrapper.cpp
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ CURLWrapper::~CURLWrapper() noexcept
     }
 }
 
-void CURLWrapper::set_proxy(const string_view proxy)
-{
-    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg)
-    CURLcode code{curl_easy_setopt(_connection, CURLOPT_PROXY, proxy.data())};
-    if (code != CURLE_OK)
-    {
-        throw CURLException{code, "Failed to set proxy", _curl_buffer_error};
-    }
-}
-
 answer_type CURLWrapper::make_request(const http_method &method, string uri,
                                       const parametermap &parameters)
 {
@@ -197,6 +187,36 @@ answer_type CURLWrapper::make_request(const http_method &method, string uri,
     return answer;
 }
 
+void CURLWrapper::setup_connection_properties(string_view proxy,
+                                              string_view access_token,
+                                              string_view cainfo)
+{
+    if (!proxy.empty())
+    {
+        set_proxy(proxy);
+    }
+
+    if (!access_token.empty())
+    {
+        set_access_token(access_token);
+    }
+
+    if (!cainfo.empty())
+    {
+        set_cainfo(cainfo);
+    }
+}
+
+void CURLWrapper::set_proxy(const string_view proxy)
+{
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg)
+    CURLcode code{curl_easy_setopt(_connection, CURLOPT_PROXY, proxy.data())};
+    if (code != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+        throw CURLException{code, "Failed to set proxy", _curl_buffer_error};
+    }
+}
+
 void CURLWrapper::set_access_token(const string_view access_token)
 {
     // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg, hicpp-signed-bitwise)
diff --git a/src/instance.cpp b/src/instance.cpp
index 19c6b8b..cd99645 100644
--- a/src/instance.cpp
+++ b/src/instance.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ using std::regex;
 using std::regex_search;
 using std::smatch;
 
-Instance::Instance(const string_view hostname, const string_view access_token)
-    : _hostname{hostname}
-    , _baseuri{"https://" + _hostname}
-    , _access_token{access_token}
-    , _max_chars{0}
-{}
-
 uint64_t Instance::get_max_chars() noexcept
 {
     constexpr uint64_t default_max_chars{500};
@@ -162,26 +155,6 @@ vector<string> Instance::get_post_formats() noexcept
     return _post_formats;
 }
 
-Instance::ObtainToken::ObtainToken(Instance &instance)
-    : _instance{instance}
-    , _baseuri{instance.get_baseuri()}
-{
-    auto proxy{_instance.get_proxy()};
-    if (!proxy.empty())
-    {
-        CURLWrapper::set_proxy(proxy);
-    }
-
-    if (!_instance.get_access_token().empty())
-    {
-        CURLWrapper::set_access_token(_instance.get_access_token());
-    }
-    if (!_instance.get_cainfo().empty())
-    {
-        CURLWrapper::set_cainfo(_instance.get_cainfo());
-    }
-}
-
 answer_type Instance::ObtainToken::step_1(const string_view client_name,
                                           const string_view scopes,
                                           const string_view website)