diff --git a/packages/taco/src/taco.ts b/packages/taco/src/taco.ts
index e711ae6b..fc166bf0 100644
--- a/packages/taco/src/taco.ts
+++ b/packages/taco/src/taco.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   fromHexString,
   getPorterUris,
   GlobalAllowListAgent,
+  PorterClient,
   toBytes,
 } from '@nucypher/shared';
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export const decrypt = async (
   const porterUrisFull: string[] = porterUris
     ? porterUris
     : await getPorterUris(domain);
+  const porter = new PorterClient(porterUrisFull);
 
   const ritualId = await DkgCoordinatorAgent.getRitualIdFromPublicKey(
     provider,
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ export const decrypt = async (
   return retrieveAndDecrypt(
     provider,
     domain,
-    porterUrisFull,
+    porter,
     messageKit,
     ritualId,
     context,
diff --git a/packages/taco/src/tdec.ts b/packages/taco/src/tdec.ts
index 7b33f9cc..97132437 100644
--- a/packages/taco/src/tdec.ts
+++ b/packages/taco/src/tdec.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const encryptMessage = async (
 export const retrieveAndDecrypt = async (
   provider: ethers.providers.Provider,
   domain: Domain,
-  porterUris: string[],
+  porter: PorterClient,
   thresholdMessageKit: ThresholdMessageKit,
   ritualId: number,
   context?: ConditionContext,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const retrieveAndDecrypt = async (
   const decryptionShares = await retrieve(
     provider,
     domain,
-    porterUris,
+    porter,
     thresholdMessageKit,
     ritualId,
     context,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const retrieveAndDecrypt = async (
 const retrieve = async (
   provider: ethers.providers.Provider,
   domain: Domain,
-  porterUris: string[],
+  porter: PorterClient,
   thresholdMessageKit: ThresholdMessageKit,
   ritualId: number,
   context?: ConditionContext,
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ const retrieve = async (
     thresholdMessageKit,
   );
 
-  const porter = new PorterClient(porterUris);
   const { encryptedResponses, errors } = await porter.tacoDecrypt(
     encryptedRequests,
     ritual.threshold,