diff --git a/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py b/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py
index 09cda8bda0..d976d8f637 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def _load_oid_token(self, provider):
         return self.token
 
     def _refresh_oidc(self, provider):
-        config = Configuration()
+        config = Configuration().get_default_copy()
 
         if 'idp-certificate-authority-data' in provider['config']:
             ca_cert = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=True)