diff --git a/cmd/login.go b/cmd/login.go
index 8283509..206135d 100644
--- a/cmd/login.go
+++ b/cmd/login.go
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Log in to a Portainer instance",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		// Get auth token
-		config := common.GetDefaultClientConfig()
-		config.DoNotUseToken = true
-
-		client, err := common.NewClient(common.GetDefaultHttpClient(), config)
+		client, err := common.GetDefaultClient()
 		common.CheckError(err)
 
 		authToken, err := client.Authenticate()
diff --git a/common/client.go b/common/client.go
index 164d9e9..2ff3494 100644
--- a/common/client.go
+++ b/common/client.go
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ func (n *PortainerClient) do(uri, method string, request io.Reader, requestType
 
 	if !n.doNotUseToken {
 		if n.token == "" {
-			clientClone := n.Clone()
-			clientClone.doNotUseToken = true
-			n.token, err = clientClone.Authenticate()
+			n.token, err = n.Authenticate()
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
@@ -144,11 +142,16 @@ func (n *PortainerClient) Authenticate() (token string, err error) {
 
 	respBody := AuthenticateUserResponse{}
 
+	previousDoNotUseTokenValue := n.doNotUseToken
+	n.doNotUseToken = true
+
 	err = n.doJSON("auth", http.MethodPost, &reqBody, &respBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
+	n.doNotUseToken = previousDoNotUseTokenValue
+
 	token = respBody.Jwt
 
 	return
@@ -258,20 +261,6 @@ func (n *PortainerClient) GetStatus() (status Status, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Get a clone of the client
-func (n *PortainerClient) Clone() (c *PortainerClient) {
-	c = &PortainerClient{
-		httpClient:    n.httpClient,
-		url:           n.url,
-		user:          n.user,
-		password:      n.password,
-		token:         n.token,
-		doNotUseToken: n.doNotUseToken,
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
 // Create a new client
 func NewClient(httpClient *http.Client, config ClientConfig) (c *PortainerClient, err error) {
 	apiUrl, err := url.Parse(strings.TrimRight(config.Url, "/") + "/api/")