diff --git a/ate/client.py b/ate/client.py
index 8004e57c..986b445b 100644
--- a/ate/client.py
+++ b/ate/client.py
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ class HttpSession(requests.Session):
         request_meta["method"] = method
         request_meta["start_time"] = time.time()
 
+        if "HttpNtlmAuth" in kwargs:
+            from requests_ntlm import HttpNtlmAuth
+            auth_account = kwargs.pop("HttpNtlmAuth")
+            kwargs["auth"] = HttpNtlmAuth(
+                auth_account["username"], auth_account["password"])
+
         response = self._send_request_safe_mode(method, url, **kwargs)
         request_meta["url"] = (response.history and response.history[0] or response)\
             .request.path_url
diff --git a/ate/runner.py b/ate/runner.py
index 9275c7d3..ac1ca0ef 100644
--- a/ate/runner.py
+++ b/ate/runner.py
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ class TestRunner(object):
         except KeyError:
             raise exception.ParamsError("URL or METHOD missed!")
 
-        if "HttpNtlmAuth" in parsed_request:
-            from requests_ntlm import HttpNtlmAuth
-            auth_account = parsed_request.pop("HttpNtlmAuth")
-            parsed_request["auth"] = HttpNtlmAuth(
-                auth_account["username"], auth_account["password"])
-
         resp = self.client.request(url=url, method=method, **parsed_request)
         resp_obj = response.ResponseObject(resp)