diff --git a/lib/requestify.js b/lib/requestify.js
index 9293f1b..93cbb8a 100644
--- a/lib/requestify.js
+++ b/lib/requestify.js
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ var Requestify = (function() {
         /**
          * Module API
          */
-            api;
+            api,
+      
+            randomTimeout;
 
     /**
      * Returns http|s instance according to the given protocol
@@ -93,47 +95,48 @@ var Requestify = (function() {
         /**
          * Handle request callback
          */
-        httpRequest = http.request(options, function(res) {
-            clearTimeout(timeout);
-            var response = new Response(res.statusCode, res.headers);
-
-            res.setEncoding(responseEncoding);
-            res.on('data', function(chunk) {
-                response.setChunk(chunk);
+        setTimeout(function() {
+            httpRequest = http.request(options, function (res) {
+                clearTimeout(timeout);
+                var response = new Response(res.statusCode, res.headers);
+
+                res.setEncoding(responseEncoding);
+                res.on('data', function (chunk) {
+                    response.setChunk(chunk);
+                });
+
+                res.on('end', function () {
+                    if (isSuccessful(response.code)) {
+                        storeCache(request.getFullUrl(), response.getCode(), response.getHeaders(), response.body, request.cache);
+                        defer.resolve(response);
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    defer.reject(response);
+                });
             });
 
-            res.on('end', function() {
-                if (isSuccessful(response.code)) {
-                    storeCache(request.getFullUrl(), response.getCode(), response.getHeaders(), response.body, request.cache);
-                    defer.resolve(response);
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                defer.reject(response);
+            /**
+             * Abort and reject on timeout
+             */
+            timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+                httpRequest.abort();
+                defer.reject(new Response(405, {}, 'timeout exceeded'));
+            }, request.timeout);
+
+            /**
+             * Reject on error and pass the given error object
+             */
+            httpRequest.on('error', function(error) {
+                defer.reject(error);
             });
-        });
 
-        /**
-         * Abort and reject on timeout
-         */
-        timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-            httpRequest.abort();
-            defer.reject(new Response(405, {}, 'timeout exceeded'));
-        }, request.timeout);
-
-        /**
-         * Reject on error and pass the given error object
-         */
-        httpRequest.on('error', function(error) {
-            defer.reject(error);
-        });
-
-        httpRequest.end(request.getBody());
+            httpRequest.end(request.getBody());
+        }, randomTimeout);
 
         return defer.promise;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Request router, handles caching
      * @param {Request} request
@@ -177,7 +180,8 @@ var Requestify = (function() {
          * @param {{ method: string, dataType: string, headers: object, body: object, cookies: object, auth: object }} options
          * @returns {Q.promise} - Returns a promise, once resolved || rejected, Response object is given
          */
-        request: function(url, options) {
+        request: function(url, options, timeout) {
+            randomTimeout = timeout;
             return callRouter(new Request(url, options));
         },