diff --git a/DragonFruit.Common.Data/ApiClient.cs b/DragonFruit.Common.Data/ApiClient.cs
index c58f83d..5260ed4 100644
--- a/DragonFruit.Common.Data/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/DragonFruit.Common.Data/ApiClient.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using DragonFruit.Common.Data.Exceptions;
 using DragonFruit.Common.Data.Headers;
 using DragonFruit.Common.Data.Serializers;
+using DragonFruit.Common.Data.Utils;
 
 #pragma warning disable 618
 
@@ -25,19 +25,12 @@ public class ApiClient
         #region Constructors
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initialises a new <see cref="ApiClient"/> using an <see cref="ApiJsonSerializer"/> using the <see cref="CultureInfo.InvariantCulture"/>
+        /// Initialises a new <see cref="ApiClient"/> using an <see cref="ApiJsonSerializer"/> with an optional <see cref="CultureInfo"/>
         /// </summary>
-        public ApiClient()
-            : this(new ApiJsonSerializer(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initialises a new <see cref="ApiClient"/> using an <see cref="ApiJsonSerializer"/> using a custom <see cref="CultureInfo"/>
-        /// </summary>
-        public ApiClient(CultureInfo culture)
-            : this(new ApiJsonSerializer(culture))
+        public ApiClient(CultureInfo culture = null)
+            : this(new ApiJsonSerializer())
         {
+            Serializer.Configure<ApiJsonSerializer>(o => o.Serializer.Culture = culture ?? CultureUtils.DefaultCulture);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -347,7 +340,7 @@ protected T InternalPerform<T>(HttpRequestMessage request, Func<HttpResponseMess
             {
                 // exit the read lock as soon as the request has been sent and processed
                 // this is because the callback could involve re-processing the request.
-                RequestFinished();
+                _lock.ExitReadLock();
             }
 
             try
@@ -411,8 +404,5 @@ public void RequestClientReset(bool fullReset)
                 Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _clientAdjustmentRequestSignal, 1, 0);
             }
         }
-
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        protected void RequestFinished() => _lock.ExitReadLock();
     }
 }
diff --git a/DragonFruit.Common.Data/Serializers/SerializerResolver.cs b/DragonFruit.Common.Data/Serializers/SerializerResolver.cs
index 6a3684a..fa73c18 100644
--- a/DragonFruit.Common.Data/Serializers/SerializerResolver.cs
+++ b/DragonFruit.Common.Data/Serializers/SerializerResolver.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public class SerializerResolver
         private static readonly Dictionary<Type, Type> SerializerMap = new Dictionary<Type, Type>();
         private static readonly Dictionary<Type, Type> DeserializerMap = new Dictionary<Type, Type>();
 
-        private ISerializer _default;
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ApiSerializer> _serializerCache = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ApiSerializer>();
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -67,21 +66,9 @@ public static void Unregister<T>(DataDirection direction = DataDirection.All)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The default <see cref="ISerializer"/> to use
+        /// The default <see cref="ISerializer"/> in use.
         /// </summary>
-        public ISerializer Default
-        {
-            get => _default;
-            set
-            {
-                if (value is ApiSerializer { IsGeneric: false })
-                {
-                    throw new ArgumentException("The provided serializer is non-generic.");
-                }
-
-                _default = value;
-            }
-        }
+        public ISerializer Default { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Resolves the <see cref="ApiSerializer"/> for the type provided
diff --git a/DragonFruit.Common.Data/TargetTypedApiClient.cs b/DragonFruit.Common.Data/TargetTypedApiClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acefaa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DragonFruit.Common.Data/TargetTypedApiClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// DragonFruit.Common Copyright 2021 DragonFruit Network
+// Licensed under the MIT License. Please refer to the LICENSE file at the root of this project for details
+
+using System;
+using DragonFruit.Common.Data.Serializers;
+
+namespace DragonFruit.Common.Data
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="ApiClient"/> superclass designed to allow better serializer configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The <see cref="ApiSerializer"/> to use</typeparam>
+    public class ApiClient<T> : ApiClient where T : ApiSerializer, new()
+    {
+        public ApiClient(Action<T> configurationOptions = null)
+            : base(Activator.CreateInstance<T>())
+        {
+            if (configurationOptions != null)
+            {
+                Serializer.Configure(configurationOptions);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}