diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/HttpClientHelper.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/HttpClientHelper.cpp
index df22d6664a..c02a6822a2 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/HttpClientHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/HttpClientHelper.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Http
         return response.extract_json().get();
     }
 
-    [[noreturn]] void HttpClientHelper::RethrowAsWilException(web::http::http_exception& exception)
+    [[noreturn]] void HttpClientHelper::RethrowAsWilException(const web::http::http_exception& exception)
     {
         THROW_WIN32_MSG(exception.error_code().value(), "%hs", exception.what());
     }
diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/HttpClientHelper.h b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/HttpClientHelper.h
index ffef125a59..9841a4afdd 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/HttpClientHelper.h
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/HttpClientHelper.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Http
         web::http::client::http_client GetClient(const utility::string_t& uri) const;
 
         // Translates a cpprestsdk http_exception to a WIL exception.
-        static void RethrowAsWilException(web::http::http_exception& exception);
+        static void RethrowAsWilException(const web::http::http_exception& exception);
 
         std::shared_ptr<web::http::http_pipeline_stage> m_defaultRequestHandlerStage;
         web::http::client::http_client_config m_clientConfig;