diff --git a/exporter/influxdbexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/influxdbexporter/config_test.go
index 7bcb99dff6f6..6459d4cad16a 100644
--- a/exporter/influxdbexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/influxdbexporter/config_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	clientConfig := confighttp.NewDefaultClientConfig()
+	clientConfig.Endpoint = "http://localhost:8080"
+	clientConfig.Timeout = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	clientConfig.Headers = map[string]configopaque.String{"User-Agent": "OpenTelemetry -> Influx"}
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf(filepath.Join("testdata", "config.yaml"))
@@ -38,11 +42,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			id: component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "override-config"),
 			expected: &Config{
-				ClientConfig: confighttp.ClientConfig{
-					Endpoint: "http://localhost:8080",
-					Timeout:  500 * time.Millisecond,
-					Headers:  map[string]configopaque.String{"User-Agent": "OpenTelemetry -> Influx"},
-				},
+				ClientConfig: clientConfig,
 				QueueSettings: exporterhelper.QueueConfig{
 					Enabled:      true,
 					NumConsumers: 3,
diff --git a/exporter/influxdbexporter/factory.go b/exporter/influxdbexporter/factory.go
index fabf1a5787c1..d9cfa42ae311 100644
--- a/exporter/influxdbexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/influxdbexporter/factory.go
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ func NewFactory() exporter.Factory {
 }
 
 func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
+	clientConfig := confighttp.NewDefaultClientConfig()
+	clientConfig.Timeout = 5 * time.Second
+	clientConfig.Headers = map[string]configopaque.String{
+		"User-Agent": "OpenTelemetry -> Influx",
+	}
+
 	return &Config{
-		ClientConfig: confighttp.ClientConfig{
-			Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
-			Headers: map[string]configopaque.String{
-				"User-Agent": "OpenTelemetry -> Influx",
-			},
-		},
+		ClientConfig:        clientConfig,
 		QueueSettings:       exporterhelper.NewDefaultQueueConfig(),
 		BackOffConfig:       configretry.NewDefaultBackOffConfig(),
 		MetricsSchema:       common.MetricsSchemaTelegrafPrometheusV1.String(),
diff --git a/exporter/influxdbexporter/writer_test.go b/exporter/influxdbexporter/writer_test.go
index 36fdffa3bbd4..8970bf6b29dc 100644
--- a/exporter/influxdbexporter/writer_test.go
+++ b/exporter/influxdbexporter/writer_test.go
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ func Test_influxHTTPWriterBatch_EnqueuePoint_emptyTagValue(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(noopHTTPServer.Close)
 
 	nowTime := time.Unix(1000, 2000)
+	clientConfig := confighttp.NewDefaultClientConfig()
+	clientConfig.Endpoint = noopHTTPServer.URL
 
 	influxWriter, err := newInfluxHTTPWriter(
 		new(common.NoopLogger),
 		&Config{
-			ClientConfig: confighttp.ClientConfig{
-				Endpoint: noopHTTPServer.URL,
-			},
+			ClientConfig: clientConfig,
 		},
 		componenttest.NewNopTelemetrySettings())
 	require.NoError(t, err)