diff --git a/internal/engine/session.go b/internal/engine/session.go
index bcc0f7e070..dd62d42f24 100644
--- a/internal/engine/session.go
+++ b/internal/engine/session.go
@@ -197,11 +197,9 @@ func NewSession(ctx context.Context, config SessionConfig) (*Session, error) {
 		Logger:      sess.logger,
 		ProxyURL:    proxyURL,
 	}
-	dialer := netxlite.NewDialerWithResolver(sess.logger, sess.resolver)
-	dialer = netxlite.MaybeWrapWithProxyDialer(dialer, proxyURL)
-	handshaker := netxlite.NewTLSHandshakerStdlib(sess.logger)
-	tlsDialer := netxlite.NewTLSDialer(dialer, handshaker)
-	txp := netxlite.NewHTTPTransport(sess.logger, dialer, tlsDialer)
+	txp := netxlite.NewHTTPTransportWithLoggerResolverAndOptionalProxyURL(
+		sess.logger, sess.resolver, sess.proxyURL,
+	)
 	txp = bytecounter.WrapHTTPTransport(txp, sess.byteCounter)
 	sess.httpDefaultTransport = txp
 	return sess, nil
diff --git a/internal/netxlite/http.go b/internal/netxlite/http.go
index 41969f7089..791d9f0fb8 100644
--- a/internal/netxlite/http.go
+++ b/internal/netxlite/http.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
 	oohttp "github.com/ooni/oohttp"
@@ -105,6 +106,25 @@ func (txp *httpTransportConnectionsCloser) CloseIdleConnections() {
 	txp.TLSDialer.CloseIdleConnections()
 }
 
+// NewHTTPTransportWithLoggerResolverAndOptionalProxyURL creates HTTP transport using the
+// given logger and resolver and an optional proxy URL.
+//
+// Arguments:
+//
+// - logger is the MANDATORY logger;
+//
+// - resolver is the MANDATORY resolver;
+//
+// - purl is the OPTIONAL proxy URL.
+func NewHTTPTransportWithLoggerResolverAndOptionalProxyURL(
+	logger model.DebugLogger, resolver model.Resolver, purl *url.URL) model.HTTPTransport {
+	dialer := NewDialerWithResolver(logger, resolver)
+	dialer = MaybeWrapWithProxyDialer(dialer, purl)
+	handshaker := NewTLSHandshakerStdlib(logger)
+	tlsDialer := NewTLSDialer(dialer, handshaker)
+	return NewHTTPTransport(logger, dialer, tlsDialer)
+}
+
 // NewHTTPTransportWithResolver creates a new HTTP transport using
 // the stdlib for everything but the given resolver.
 func NewHTTPTransportWithResolver(logger model.DebugLogger, reso model.Resolver) model.HTTPTransport {
diff --git a/internal/netxlite/http3.go b/internal/netxlite/http3.go
index b5ab54664e..56d853df61 100644
--- a/internal/netxlite/http3.go
+++ b/internal/netxlite/http3.go
@@ -61,3 +61,12 @@ func NewHTTP3Transport(
 		dialer: dialer,
 	})
 }
+
+// NewHTTP3TransportStdlib creates a new HTTPTransport using http3 that
+// uses standard functionality for everything but the logger.
+func NewHTTP3TransportStdlib(logger model.DebugLogger) model.HTTPTransport {
+	ql := NewQUICListener()
+	reso := NewStdlibResolver(logger)
+	qd := NewQUICDialerWithResolver(ql, logger, reso)
+	return NewHTTP3Transport(logger, qd, nil)
+}
diff --git a/internal/netxlite/http3_test.go b/internal/netxlite/http3_test.go
index 6f212952f1..5a5b98177f 100644
--- a/internal/netxlite/http3_test.go
+++ b/internal/netxlite/http3_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/http3"
+	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model/mocks"
 	nlmocks "github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/netxlite/mocks"
 )
@@ -63,29 +63,41 @@ func TestHTTP3Transport(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func verifyTypeChainForHTTP3(t *testing.T, txp model.HTTPTransport,
+	underlyingLogger model.DebugLogger, qd model.QUICDialer, config *tls.Config) {
+	logger := txp.(*httpTransportLogger)
+	if logger.Logger != underlyingLogger {
+		t.Fatal("invalid logger")
+	}
+	ew := logger.HTTPTransport.(*httpTransportErrWrapper)
+	h3txp := ew.HTTPTransport.(*http3Transport)
+	if qd != nil && h3txp.dialer != qd {
+		t.Fatal("invalid dialer")
+	}
+	h3 := h3txp.child.(*http3.RoundTripper)
+	if h3.Dial == nil {
+		t.Fatal("invalid Dial")
+	}
+	if !h3.DisableCompression {
+		t.Fatal("invalid DisableCompression")
+	}
+	if h3.TLSClientConfig != config {
+		t.Fatal("invalid TLSClientConfig")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNewHTTP3Transport(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("creates the correct type chain", func(t *testing.T) {
 		qd := &mocks.QUICDialer{}
 		config := &tls.Config{}
-		txp := NewHTTP3Transport(log.Log, qd, config)
-		logger := txp.(*httpTransportLogger)
-		if logger.Logger != log.Log {
-			t.Fatal("invalid logger")
-		}
-		ew := logger.HTTPTransport.(*httpTransportErrWrapper)
-		h3txp := ew.HTTPTransport.(*http3Transport)
-		if h3txp.dialer != qd {
-			t.Fatal("invalid dialer")
-		}
-		h3 := h3txp.child.(*http3.RoundTripper)
-		if h3.Dial == nil {
-			t.Fatal("invalid Dial")
-		}
-		if !h3.DisableCompression {
-			t.Fatal("invalid DisableCompression")
-		}
-		if h3.TLSClientConfig != config {
-			t.Fatal("invalid TLSClientConfig")
-		}
+		txp := NewHTTP3Transport(model.DiscardLogger, qd, config)
+		verifyTypeChainForHTTP3(t, txp, model.DiscardLogger, qd, config)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTP3TransportStdlib(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("creates the correct type chain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		txp := NewHTTP3TransportStdlib(model.DiscardLogger)
+		verifyTypeChainForHTTP3(t, txp, model.DiscardLogger, nil, nil)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/netxlite/http_test.go b/internal/netxlite/http_test.go
index 6c19f539ba..ace93de543 100644
--- a/internal/netxlite/http_test.go
+++ b/internal/netxlite/http_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -16,6 +17,48 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model/mocks"
 )
 
+func TestNewHTTPTransportWithLoggerResolverAndOptionalProxyURL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("without proxy URL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		logger := &mocks.Logger{}
+		resolver := &mocks.Resolver{}
+		txp := NewHTTPTransportWithLoggerResolverAndOptionalProxyURL(logger, resolver, nil)
+		txpLogger := txp.(*httpTransportLogger)
+		if txpLogger.Logger != logger {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected logger")
+		}
+		txpErrWrapper := txpLogger.HTTPTransport.(*httpTransportErrWrapper)
+		txpCc := txpErrWrapper.HTTPTransport.(*httpTransportConnectionsCloser)
+		dialer := txpCc.Dialer
+		dialerWithReadTimeout := dialer.(*httpDialerWithReadTimeout)
+		dialerLog := dialerWithReadTimeout.Dialer.(*dialerLogger)
+		dialerReso := dialerLog.Dialer.(*dialerResolver)
+		if dialerReso.Resolver != resolver {
+			t.Fatal("invalid resolver")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("with proxy URL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		URL := &url.URL{}
+		logger := &mocks.Logger{}
+		resolver := &mocks.Resolver{}
+		txp := NewHTTPTransportWithLoggerResolverAndOptionalProxyURL(logger, resolver, URL)
+		txpLogger := txp.(*httpTransportLogger)
+		if txpLogger.Logger != logger {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected logger")
+		}
+		txpErrWrapper := txpLogger.HTTPTransport.(*httpTransportErrWrapper)
+		txpCc := txpErrWrapper.HTTPTransport.(*httpTransportConnectionsCloser)
+		dialer := txpCc.Dialer
+		dialerWithReadTimeout := dialer.(*httpDialerWithReadTimeout)
+		dialerProxy := dialerWithReadTimeout.Dialer.(*proxyDialer)
+		dialerLog := dialerProxy.Dialer.(*dialerLogger)
+		dialerReso := dialerLog.Dialer.(*dialerResolver)
+		if dialerReso.Resolver != resolver {
+			t.Fatal("invalid resolver")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestNewHTTPTransportWithResolver(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := errors.New("mocked error")
 	reso := &mocks.Resolver{