diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListAnimeImageProvider.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListAnimeImageProvider.cs
index 7a8a661..7881f20 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListAnimeImageProvider.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListAnimeImageProvider.cs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList.Providers.AniList
 
         public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetImageResponse(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            using var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
-            return await httpClient.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
+            return await httpClient.GetAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListMovieProvider.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListMovieProvider.cs
index df76715..61d9c13 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListMovieProvider.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListMovieProvider.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList.Providers.AniList
 
         public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetImageResponse(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            using var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
+            var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
             return await httpClient.GetAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonImageProvider.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonImageProvider.cs
index f1e4dc0..8589f0d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonImageProvider.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonImageProvider.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList.Providers.AniList
 
         public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetImageResponse(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            using var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
+            var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
             return await httpClient.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonProvider.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonProvider.cs
index 199e417..85e6be4 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonProvider.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListPersonProvider.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList.Providers.AniList
 
         public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetImageResponse(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            using var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
+            var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
             return await httpClient.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListSeriesProvider.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListSeriesProvider.cs
index 34fa751..e5b0eef 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/AniListSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList.Providers.AniList
 
         public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetImageResponse(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            using var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
+            var httpClient = Plugin.Instance.GetHttpClient();
             return await httpClient.GetAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/ApiModel.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/ApiModel.cs
index a563082..3425474 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/ApiModel.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList/Providers/AniList/ApiModel.cs
@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.AniList.Providers.AniList
                     if (config.PersonLanguageFilterPreference != LanguageFilterType.All)
                     {
                         if (config.PersonLanguageFilterPreference == LanguageFilterType.Japanese
-                            && !va.language.Equals("Japanese", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                            && !va.language.Equals("Japanese", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                         {
                             continue;
                         }
                         if (config.PersonLanguageFilterPreference == LanguageFilterType.Localized
-                            && va.language.Equals("Japanese", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                            && va.language.Equals("Japanese", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                         {
                             continue;
                         }