diff --git a/async-http-client-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/asynchttpclient/zio/package.scala b/async-http-client-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/asynchttpclient/zio/package.scala
index 209b46f68a..eff994e685 100644
--- a/async-http-client-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/asynchttpclient/zio/package.scala
+++ b/async-http-client-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/asynchttpclient/zio/package.scala
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ package object zio {
   /**
     * ZIO-environment service definition, which is an SttpBackend.
     */
-  type SttpClient = Has[SttpBackend[Task, Stream[Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]]
+  type SttpClient = Has[SttpClient.Service]
 
   object SttpClient {
 
+    type Service = SttpBackend[Task, Stream[Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]
+
     /**
       * Sends the request. Only requests for which the method & URI are specified can be sent.
       *
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ package object zio {
       *         Known exceptions are converted to one of [[SttpClientException]]. Other exceptions are kept unchanged.
       */
     def send[T](request: Request[T, Stream[Throwable, Byte]]): ZIO[SttpClient, Throwable, Response[T]] =
-      ZIO.accessM(env => env.get[SttpBackend[Task, Stream[Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]].send(request))
+      ZIO.accessM(env => env.get[Service].send(request))
 
     /**
       * Opens a websocket. Only requests for which the method & URI are specified can be sent.
@@ -44,10 +46,6 @@ package object zio {
     def openWebsocket[T, WS_RESULT](
         request: Request[T, Nothing]
     ): ZIO[SttpClient, Throwable, WebSocketResponse[WebSocket[Task]]] =
-      ZioWebSocketHandler().flatMap(handler =>
-        ZIO.accessM(env =>
-          env.get[SttpBackend[Task, Stream[Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]].openWebsocket(request, handler)
-        )
-      )
+      ZioWebSocketHandler().flatMap(handler => ZIO.accessM(env => env.get[Service].openWebsocket(request, handler)))
   }
 }
diff --git a/httpclient-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/httpclient/zio/package.scala b/httpclient-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/httpclient/zio/package.scala
index bb7946d7a0..a6d10d90ff 100644
--- a/httpclient-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/httpclient/zio/package.scala
+++ b/httpclient-backend/zio/src/main/scala/sttp/client/httpclient/zio/package.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package object zio {
   type SttpClient = Has[SttpClient.Service]
 
   object SttpClient {
-    
+
     type Service = SttpBackend[BlockingTask, ZStream[Blocking, Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]
 
     /**
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ package object zio {
       *         Known exceptions are converted to one of [[SttpClientException]]. Other exceptions are kept unchanged.
       */
     def send[T](request: Request[T, Nothing]): ZIO[SttpClient with Blocking, Throwable, Response[T]] =
-      ZIO.accessM(env =>
-        env.get[SttpBackend[BlockingTask, ZStream[Blocking, Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]].send(request)
-      )
+      ZIO.accessM(env => env.get[Service].send(request))
 
     /**
       * Opens a websocket. Only requests for which the method & URI are specified can be sent.
@@ -51,10 +49,6 @@ package object zio {
     def openWebsocket[T, WS_RESULT](
         request: Request[T, Nothing]
     ): ZIO[SttpClient with Blocking, Throwable, WebSocketResponse[WebSocket[BlockingTask]]] =
-      ZioWebSocketHandler().flatMap(handler =>
-        ZIO.accessM(env =>
-          env.get[SttpBackend[BlockingTask, ZStream[Blocking, Throwable, Byte], WebSocketHandler]].openWebsocket(request, handler)
-        )
-      )
+      ZioWebSocketHandler().flatMap(handler => ZIO.accessM(env => env.get[Service].openWebsocket(request, handler)))
   }
 }