diff --git a/lib/ruby_http_client.rb b/lib/ruby_http_client.rb
index d0fff4d..495f498 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_http_client.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_http_client.rb
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ def make_request(http, request)
     def build_http(host, port)
       params = [host, port]
       params += @proxy_options.values_at(:host, :port, :user, :pass) unless @proxy_options.empty?
-      add_ssl(Net::HTTP.new(*params))
+      http = add_ssl(Net::HTTP.new(*params))
+      http = add_http_options(http) unless @http_options.empty?
+      http
     end
 
     # Allow for https calls
@@ -245,6 +247,20 @@ def add_ssl(http)
       http
     end
 
+    # Add others http options to http object
+    #
+    # * *Args*    :
+    #   - +http+ -> HTTP::NET object
+    # * *Returns* :
+    #   - HTTP::NET object
+    #
+    def add_http_options(http)
+      @http_options.each do |attribute, value|
+        http.send("#{attribute}=", value)
+      end
+      http
+    end
+
     # Add variable values to the url.
     # (e.g. /your/api/{variable_value}/call)
     # Another example: if you have a ruby reserved word, such as true,
diff --git a/test/test_ruby_http_client.rb b/test/test_ruby_http_client.rb
index a3b5601..aefb667 100644
--- a/test/test_ruby_http_client.rb
+++ b/test/test_ruby_http_client.rb
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@ def add_ssl
     assert_equal(http.verify_mode, OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER)
   end
 
+  def test_add_http_options
+    uri = URI.parse('https://localhost:4010')
+    http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+    http = @client_with_options.add_http_options(http)
+    assert_equal(http.open_timeout, 60)
+    assert_equal(http.read_timeout, 60)
+  end
+
   def test__
     url1 = @client._('test')
     assert_equal(['test'], url1.url_path)