diff --git a/src/Mailgun/Mailgun.php b/src/Mailgun/Mailgun.php
index 9cd56c1..bccb7b5 100644
--- a/src/Mailgun/Mailgun.php
+++ b/src/Mailgun/Mailgun.php
@@ -92,6 +92,35 @@ class Mailgun
         $this->hydrator = $hydrator ?: new ModelHydrator();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param HttpClientConfigurator $httpClientConfigurator
+     * @param Hydrator|null          $hydrator
+     * @param RequestBuilder|null    $requestBuilder
+     *
+     * @return Mailgun
+     */
+    public static function configure(
+        HttpClientConfigurator $httpClientConfigurator,
+        Hydrator $hydrator = null,
+        RequestBuilder $requestBuilder = null
+    ) {
+        $httpClient = $httpClientConfigurator->createConfiguredClient();
+
+        return new self($httpClient, $hydrator, $requestBuilder);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $apiKey
+     *
+     * @return Mailgun
+     */
+    public static function create($apiKey)
+    {
+        $httpClientConfigurator = (new HttpClientConfigurator())->setApiKey($apiKey);
+
+        return self::configure($httpClientConfigurator);
+    }
+
     /**
      *  This function allows the sending of a fully formed message OR a custom
      *  MIME string. If sending MIME, the string must be passed in to the 3rd
diff --git a/tests/Functional/FileFromMemoryTest.php b/tests/Functional/FileFromMemoryTest.php
index 548b1d2..d055783 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/FileFromMemoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/FileFromMemoryTest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class FileFromMemoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ['filePath' => './tests/TestAssets/text_file.txt', 'remoteName' => 'text_file.txt'],
         ];
 
-        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::create($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
+        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::createMock($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
 
         $mailgun->sendMessage('domain', [
             'from' => 'bob@example.com',
diff --git a/tests/Functional/InlineFileTest.php b/tests/Functional/InlineFileTest.php
index 3023a39..ffd5636 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/InlineFileTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/InlineFileTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class InlineFileTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         };
 
         // Create the mocked mailgun client. We use $this->assertEquals on $method, $uri and $body parameters.
-        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::create($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
+        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::createMock($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
 
         $builder = $mailgun->MessageBuilder();
         $builder->setFromAddress('bob@example.com');
diff --git a/tests/Functional/MockedMailgun.php b/tests/Functional/MockedMailgun.php
index 852b58c..7d72d1a 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/MockedMailgun.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/MockedMailgun.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ final class MockedMailgun extends Mailgun
      * @param \Closure|array              $filesValidator
      * @param \Closure|array              $headersValidator
      */
-    public static function create(
+    public static function createMock(
         \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase $testCase,
         $methodValidator,
         $uriValidator,
diff --git a/tests/Functional/NoSamePostNameTest.php b/tests/Functional/NoSamePostNameTest.php
index abf1776..dd116d1 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/NoSamePostNameTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/NoSamePostNameTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class NoSamePostNameTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         };
 
         // Create the mocked mailgun client. We use $this->assertEquals on $method, $uri and $body parameters.
-        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::create($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
+        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::createMock($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
 
         $builder = $mailgun->MessageBuilder();
         $builder->setFromAddress('bob@example.com');
diff --git a/tests/Functional/SendMessageTest.php b/tests/Functional/SendMessageTest.php
index 6cfa815..40e8ecd 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/SendMessageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/SendMessageTest.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SendMessageTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         };
 
         // Create the mocked mailgun client. We use $this->assertEquals on $method, $uri and $body parameters.
-        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::create($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
+        $mailgun = MockedMailgun::createMock($this, 'POST', 'domain/messages', [], $fileValidator);
 
         $mailgun->sendMessage('domain', [
             'from' => 'bob@example.com',