diff --git a/lib/airborne/base.rb b/lib/airborne/base.rb
index 7f900eb..726a105 100644
--- a/lib/airborne/base.rb
+++ b/lib/airborne/base.rb
@@ -29,32 +29,32 @@ def self.configuration
     RSpec.configuration
   end
 
-  def get(url, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:get, url, headers: headers)
+  def get(url, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:get, url, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
-  def post(url, post_body = nil, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:post, url, body: post_body, headers: headers)
+  def post(url, post_body = nil, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:post, url, body: post_body, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
-  def patch(url, patch_body = nil, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:patch, url, body: patch_body, headers: headers)
+  def patch(url, patch_body = nil, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:patch, url, body: patch_body, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
-  def put(url, put_body = nil, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:put, url, body: put_body, headers: headers)
+  def put(url, put_body = nil, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:put, url, body: put_body, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
-  def delete(url, delete_body = nil, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:delete, url, body: delete_body, headers: headers)
+  def delete(url, delete_body = nil, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:delete, url, body: delete_body, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
-  def head(url, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:head, url, headers: headers)
+  def head(url, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:head, url, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
-  def options(url, headers = nil)
-    @response = make_request(:options, url, headers: headers)
+  def options(url, headers = nil, advanced_options = {})
+    @response = make_request(:options, url, headers: headers, advanced_options: advanced_options)
   end
 
   def response
diff --git a/lib/airborne/rest_client_requester.rb b/lib/airborne/rest_client_requester.rb
index 3ebe68f..282c3d4 100644
--- a/lib/airborne/rest_client_requester.rb
+++ b/lib/airborne/rest_client_requester.rb
@@ -3,23 +3,28 @@
 module Airborne
   module RestClientRequester
     def make_request(method, url, options = {})
-      headers = base_headers.merge(options[:headers] || {})
-      res = if method == :post || method == :patch || method == :put
-        begin
-          request_body = options[:body].nil? ? '' : options[:body]
-          request_body = request_body.to_json if options[:body].is_a?(Hash)
-          RestClient.send(method, get_url(url), request_body, headers)
-        rescue RestClient::Exception => e
-          e.response
-        end
-      else
-        begin
-          RestClient.send(method, get_url(url), headers)
-        rescue RestClient::Exception => e
-          e.response
+      rest_client_params = {
+        method: method,
+        url: get_url(url),
+        headers: base_headers.merge(options[:headers] || {})
+      }
+      rest_client_params.merge!(options[:advanced_options]) unless options[:advanced_options].nil?
+
+      if method == :post || method == :patch || method == :put
+        rest_client_params[:payload] = if options[:body].nil?
+          ''
+        elsif options[:body].is_a?(Hash)
+          options[:body].to_json
+        else
+          options[:body]
         end
       end
-      res
+
+      begin
+        RestClient::Request.execute(rest_client_params)
+      rescue RestClient::Exception => e
+        e.response
+      end
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/spec/airborne/client_requester_spec.rb b/spec/airborne/client_requester_spec.rb
index 3023801..ab1b9f2 100644
--- a/spec/airborne/client_requester_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/airborne/client_requester_spec.rb
@@ -2,27 +2,33 @@
 
 describe 'client requester' do
   before do
-    allow(RestClient).to receive(:send)
+    allow(RestClient::Request).to receive(:execute)
     RSpec::Mocks.space.proxy_for(self).remove_stub_if_present(:get)
   end
 
   after do
-    allow(RestClient).to receive(:send).and_call_original
+    allow(RestClient::Request).to receive(:execute).and_call_original
     Airborne.configure { |config| config.headers =  {} }
   end
 
   it 'should set :content_type to :json by default' do
     get '/foo'
 
-    expect(RestClient).to have_received(:send)
-                            .with(:get, 'http://www.example.com/foo', { content_type: :json })
+    expect(RestClient::Request).to have_received(:execute).with({
+      method: :get,
+      url: 'http://www.example.com/foo',
+      headers: { content_type: :json }
+    })
   end
 
   it 'should override headers with option[:headers]' do
     get '/foo', { content_type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }
 
-    expect(RestClient).to have_received(:send)
-                            .with(:get, 'http://www.example.com/foo', { content_type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' })
+    expect(RestClient::Request).to have_received(:execute).with({
+      method: :get,
+      url: 'http://www.example.com/foo',
+      headers: { content_type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }
+    })
   end
 
   it 'should override headers with airborne config headers' do
@@ -30,7 +36,21 @@
 
     get '/foo'
 
-    expect(RestClient).to have_received(:send)
-                            .with(:get, 'http://www.example.com/foo', { content_type: 'text/plain' })
+    expect(RestClient::Request).to have_received(:execute).with({
+      method: :get,
+      url: 'http://www.example.com/foo',
+      headers: { content_type: 'text/plain' }
+    })
+  end
+
+  it 'should set :timeout' do
+    get '/foo', nil, timeout: 120
+
+    expect(RestClient::Request).to have_received(:execute).with({
+      method: :get,
+      url: 'http://www.example.com/foo',
+      headers: { content_type: :json },
+      timeout: 120
+    })
   end
 end