diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 95c53dd128..343d98a2bd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ endif
 lib_LTLIBRARIES	         = libfreeswitch.la
 libfreeswitch_la_CFLAGS  = $(CORE_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS)
 libfreeswitch_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_CORE_DEPLIBS)
-libfreeswitch_la_LIBADD  = $(CORE_LIBS)
+libfreeswitch_la_LIBADD  = $(CORE_LIBS) $(LIBCURL)
 libfreeswitch_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
 if HAVE_ODBC
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ library_include_HEADERS = \
 	libs/libteletone/src/libteletone_generate.h \
 	libs/libteletone/src/libteletone.h \
 	src/include/switch_limit.h \
-	src/include/switch_odbc.h
+	src/include/switch_odbc.h \
+	src/include/switch_curl.h
 
 nodist_libfreeswitch_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/include/switch_frame.h \
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ libfreeswitch_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/switch_pcm.c \
 	src/switch_profile.c \
 	src/switch_json.c \
+	src/switch_curl.c \
 	libs/stfu/stfu.c \
 	libs/libteletone/src/libteletone_detect.c \
 	libs/libteletone/src/libteletone_generate.c \
diff --git a/build/modmake.rules.in b/build/modmake.rules.in
index 51923ec3dd..f0db222f71 100644
--- a/build/modmake.rules.in
+++ b/build/modmake.rules.in
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ TOUCH_TARGET=@TOUCH_TARGET@
 MAKE_OPTS = `test -n "$(VERBOSE)" || echo -s`
 RECURSE_MODNAME=`pwd | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`
 RECURSE_SOURCEFILE=`if test -f "$$modname.cpp" -o  -f "$(MODDIR)/$$modname.cpp"; then echo "$$modname.cpp"; else echo "$$modname.c"; fi`
-RECURSE_OUR_DEPS=`test -z "$(WANT_CURL)" || if test ! -z "$(LIBCURL_DEPS)"; then echo $(CURLLA); fi `
-RECURSE_OUR_CFLAGS=`test -z "$(WANT_CURL)" || echo $(LIBCURL_CPPFLAGS) ; $(LOCAL_INSERT_CFLAGS) `
-RECURSE_OUR_LDFLAGS=`test -z "$(WANT_CURL)" || echo $(LIBCURL) ; $(LOCAL_INSERT_LDFLAGS) `
+RECURSE_OUR_DEPS=
+RECURSE_OUR_CFLAGS=`$(LOCAL_INSERT_CFLAGS)`
+RECURSE_OUR_LDFLAGS=`$(LOCAL_INSERT_LDFLAGS)`
 RECURSE_MODDIR=`if test -z $(MODDIR); then pwd | sed -e 's|$(switch_builddir)|$(switch_srcdir)|'; else echo $(MODDIR); fi`
 RECURSE_MAKE=+modname="$(RECURSE_MODNAME)" ; \
 		sourcefile="$(RECURSE_SOURCEFILE)" ; \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 389e4985b6..50351d69d6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -790,6 +790,11 @@ if test "$ac_cv_use_system_curl" != "yes" ; then
  LIBCURL_DEPS='${switch_builddir}/libs/curl/lib/libcurl.la'
  LIBCURL='${switch_builddir}/libs/curl/lib/libcurl.la'
  LIBCURL_CPPFLAGS='-I${switch_srcdir}/libs/curl/include'
+else
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(curl, curl_global_init, have_curl=yes, have_curl=no)
+ if test "x$have_curl" = "xyes"  ; then
+  APR_ADDTO(SWITCH_AM_LDFLAGS, -lcurl)
+ fi
 fi
 
 AC_SUBST(LIBCURL_DEPS)
diff --git a/src/include/switch.h b/src/include/switch.h
index de099f1b94..268243e989 100644
--- a/src/include/switch.h
+++ b/src/include/switch.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
 #include "switch_odbc.h"
 #include "switch_json.h"
 #include "switch_limit.h"
+#ifndef WIN32
+#include "switch_curl.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <libteletone.h>
 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_cidlookup/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_cidlookup/Makefile
index 5ffe1d8476..24790d0d39 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_cidlookup/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_cidlookup/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-WANT_CURL=yes
 BASE=../../../..
 include $(BASE)/build/modmake.rules
 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
index b276633355..6cae5a8595 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 json-c=json-c-0.9
 BASE=../../../..
-WANT_CURL=yes
 
 JSON_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(json-c)
 JSON_BUILDDIR=$(switch_builddir)/libs/$(json-c)
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile
index 80c1d2b936..0f469ff9e2 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 MEMCACHED=libmemcached-0.32
 BASE=../../../..
 
-WANT_CURL=yes
-
 MEMCACHED_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(MEMCACHED)
 MEMCACHED_BUILDDIR=$(switch_builddir)/libs/$(MEMCACHED)
 
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_json_cdr/Makefile b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_json_cdr/Makefile
index d5043e017d..1819f0a4c3 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_json_cdr/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_json_cdr/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 json-c=json-c-0.9
 BASE=../../../..
-WANT_CURL=yes
 
 JSON_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(json-c)
 JSON_BUILDDIR=$(switch_builddir)/libs/$(json-c)
diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile
index 7388bc0c67..50dc9d5b3a 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ SHOUT=libshout-2.2.2
 MPG123=mpg123-1.13.2
 BASE=../../../..
 
-WANT_CURL=yes
-
 LAME_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(LAME)
 SHOUT_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(SHOUT)
 MPG123_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(MPG123)
diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
index 377cfe520c..c506e18933 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_shout/mod_shout.c
@@ -1480,8 +1480,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_shout_load)
 	supported_formats[0] = "shout";
 	supported_formats[1] = "mp3";
 
-	curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-
 	/* connect my internal structure to the blank pointer passed to me */
 	*module_interface = switch_loadable_module_create_module_interface(pool, modname);
 	file_interface = switch_loadable_module_create_interface(*module_interface, SWITCH_FILE_INTERFACE);
@@ -1507,7 +1505,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_shout_load)
 
 SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_shout_shutdown)
 {
-	curl_global_cleanup();
 	mpg123_exit();
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
index 7341a2b1e1..30ec8789d6 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
@@ -2551,7 +2551,6 @@ static JSBool js_fetchurl_file(JSContext * cx, JSObject * obj, uintN argc, jsval
 		url = JS_GetStringBytes(JS_ValueToString(cx, argv[0]));
 		filename = JS_GetStringBytes(JS_ValueToString(cx, argv[1]));
 
-		curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
 		curl_handle = curl_easy_init();
 		if (!strncasecmp(url, "https", 5)) {
 			curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
@@ -2600,7 +2599,6 @@ static JSBool js_fetchurl(JSContext * cx, JSObject * obj, uintN argc, jsval * ar
 			JS_ValueToInt32(cx, argv[1], &buffer_size);
 		}
 
-		curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
 		curl_handle = curl_easy_init();
 		if (!strncasecmp(url, "https", 5)) {
 			curl_easy_setopt(curl_handle, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
@@ -3803,8 +3801,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_spidermonkey_load)
 	SWITCH_ADD_APP(app_interface, "javascript", "Launch JS ivr", "Run a javascript ivr on a channel", js_dp_function, "<script> [additional_vars [...]]",
 				   SAF_SUPPORT_NOMEDIA);
 
-	curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-
 	/* indicate that the module should continue to be loaded */
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_NOUNLOAD;
 }
@@ -3814,8 +3810,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_spidermonkey_shutdown)
 	// this causes a crash
 	//JS_DestroyRuntime(globals.rt);
 
-	curl_global_cleanup();
-
 	switch_core_hash_destroy(&module_manager.mod_hash);
 	switch_core_hash_destroy(&module_manager.load_hash);
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey_curl.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey_curl.c
index 5fb7b7f0be..09a1f0ee8c 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey_curl.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey_curl.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ const sm_module_interface_t curl_module_interface = {
 
 SWITCH_MOD_DECLARE_NONSTD(switch_status_t) spidermonkey_init(const sm_module_interface_t ** module_interface)
 {
-	curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
 	*module_interface = &curl_module_interface;
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/Makefile b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/Makefile
index c762c5353d..c2baec83cd 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_cdr/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-WANT_CURL=yes
 include ../../../../build/modmake.rules
diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile
index c762c5353d..c2baec83cd 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-WANT_CURL=yes
 include ../../../../build/modmake.rules
diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c
index 6aa899babb..e509fdfd0e 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c
@@ -547,9 +547,7 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_xml_curl_load)
 	globals.hash_root = NULL;
 	globals.hash_tail = NULL;
 
-	if (do_config() == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-	} else {
+	if (do_config() != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -573,7 +571,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_xml_curl_shutdown)
 	}
 
 	switch_xml_unbind_search_function_ptr(xml_url_fetch);
-	curl_global_cleanup();
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index e340a26ffc..538dffdb74 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ static void switch_core_set_serial(void)
 	switch_core_set_variable("switch_serial", buf);
 }
 
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, switch_bool_t console, const char **err)
 {
 	switch_uuid_t uuid;
@@ -1445,6 +1446,10 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_init(switch_core_flag_t flags, switc
 	switch_uuid_get(&uuid);
 	switch_uuid_format(runtime.uuid_str, &uuid);
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+	switch_curl_init(runtime.memory_pool);
+#endif
+
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -2115,6 +2120,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_destroy(void)
 	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CONSOLE, "Clean up modules.\n");
 
 	switch_loadable_module_shutdown();
+#ifndef WIN32
+	switch_curl_destroy();
+#endif
 
 	if (switch_test_flag((&runtime), SCF_USE_SQL)) {
 		switch_core_sqldb_stop();