A shunt (100) for an electrical connector (200) comprising a conductive body (102) having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of the leg extensions (104) terminating at a tail end (108), is provided. The tail ends extend outwardly away from one another, and each of the leg extensions have at least one contact point (110) on an outer surface thereof for engaging a contact of the electrical connector. The leg extensions curve such that they converge toward one another at a substantially center portion (112) of the conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one other portion of the conductive body that is not the center portion of the conductive body.