diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py b/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
index 3dc2f00f..cabdc0c1 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
@@ -102,15 +102,22 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
         return address, False
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
-    def __get_session(self) -> Generator[requests.Session, None, None]:
+    def __get_session(self, session: requests.Session | None = None) -> Generator[requests.Session, None, None]:
         """
         execute request and handle exceptions
 
+        Args:
+            session(requests.Session | None, optional): session to be used or stored instance property otherwise
+                (Default value = None)
+
         Yields:
             requests.Session: session for requests
         """
         try:
-            yield self.__session
+            if session is not None:
+                yield session  # use session from arguments
+            else:
+                yield self.__session  # use instance generated session
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             if self.suppress_errors:
                 return
@@ -136,13 +143,16 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             return session
 
         session = requests.Session()
-        self._login()
+        self._login(session)
 
         return session
 
-    def _login(self) -> None:
+    def _login(self, session: requests.Session) -> None:
         """
         process login to the service
+
+        Args:
+            session(requests.Session): request session to login
         """
         if self.user is None:
             return  # no auth configured
@@ -152,7 +162,7 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             "password": self.user.password
         }
 
-        with self.__get_session() as session:
+        with self.__get_session(session):
             response = session.post(self._login_url, json=payload)
             response.raise_for_status()
 
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py b/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py
index a259172d..b4756be9 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_create_session(web_client: WebClient, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     session = web_client._create_session(use_unix_socket=False)
     assert isinstance(session, requests.Session)
     assert not isinstance(session, requests_unixsocket.Session)
-    login_mock.assert_called_once_with()
+    login_mock.assert_called_once_with(pytest.helpers.anyvar(int))
 
 
 def test_create_session_unix_socket(web_client: WebClient, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_login(web_client: WebClient, user: User, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None
         "password": user.password
     }
 
-    web_client._login()
+    web_client._login(requests.Session())
     requests_mock.assert_called_once_with(pytest.helpers.anyvar(str, True), json=payload)
 
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_login_failed(web_client: WebClient, user: User, mocker: MockerFixture)
     """
     web_client.user = user
     mocker.patch("requests.Session.post", side_effect=Exception())
-    web_client._login()
+    web_client._login(requests.Session())
 
 
 def test_login_failed_http_error(web_client: WebClient, user: User, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_login_failed_http_error(web_client: WebClient, user: User, mocker: Mock
     """
     web_client.user = user
     mocker.patch("requests.Session.post", side_effect=requests.exceptions.HTTPError())
-    web_client._login()
+    web_client._login(requests.Session())
 
 
 def test_login_skip(web_client: WebClient, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_login_skip(web_client: WebClient, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     must skip login if no user set
     """
     requests_mock = mocker.patch("requests.Session.post")
-    web_client._login()
+    web_client._login(requests.Session())
     requests_mock.assert_not_called()