diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c807ff2..0ff8617 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import Config
 config :lemon_ex, 
   api_key: System.get_env("LEMONSQUEEZY_API_KEY"),
   webhook_secret: System.get_env("LEMONSQUEEZY_WEBHOOK_SECRET")
+  # (Optional) You can provide HTTPoision options which are added to every request.
+  # See all options here: https://hexdocs.pm/httpoison/HTTPoison.Request.html#content
+  request_optionts: [timeout: 10_000]
 ```
 
 If you don't provide a valid API key, you will receive `401: Unauthorized` error responses.
diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index ac15b18..aa15e01 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ import Config
 if Mix.env() in [:dev, :test] do
   config :lemon_ex,
     api_key: System.get_env("LEMONSQUEEZY_API_KEY", "foobar"),
-    webhook_secret: System.get_env("LEMONSQUEEZY_WEBHOOK_SECRET", "barfoo")
+    webhook_secret: System.get_env("LEMONSQUEEZY_WEBHOOK_SECRET", "barfoo"),
+    request_options: [recv_timeout: 5000]
 end
diff --git a/lib/lemon_ex/request.ex b/lib/lemon_ex/request.ex
index b20e53e..c129cfb 100644
--- a/lib/lemon_ex/request.ex
+++ b/lib/lemon_ex/request.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ defmodule LemonEx.Request do
     headers = get_headers()
     url = "#{@api_base_url}#{url}"
     payload = prepare_payload(payload)
-    response = HTTPoison.post(url, payload, headers)
+    opts = request_options()
+    response = HTTPoison.post(url, payload, headers, opts)
     handle_response(response)
   end
 
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ defmodule LemonEx.Request do
     headers = get_headers()
     url = "#{@api_base_url}#{url}"
     filter = prepare_filter(params)
-    response = HTTPoison.get(url, headers, params: filter)
+    opts = [params: filter] ++ request_options()
+    response = HTTPoison.get(url, headers, opts)
     handle_response(response)
   end
 
@@ -24,7 +26,8 @@ defmodule LemonEx.Request do
     headers = get_headers()
     url = "#{@api_base_url}#{url}"
     payload = prepare_payload(payload)
-    response = HTTPoison.patch(url, payload, headers)
+    opts = request_options()
+    response = HTTPoison.patch(url, payload, headers, opts)
     handle_response(response)
   end
 
@@ -32,7 +35,8 @@ defmodule LemonEx.Request do
   def delete(url) do
     headers = get_headers()
     url = "#{@api_base_url}#{url}"
-    response = HTTPoison.delete(url, headers)
+    opts = request_options()
+    response = HTTPoison.delete(url, headers, opts)
     handle_response(response)
   end
 
@@ -40,6 +44,10 @@ defmodule LemonEx.Request do
     Application.get_env(:lemon_ex, :api_key, "")
   end
 
+  defp request_options do
+    Application.get_env(:lemon_ex, :request_options, [])
+  end
+
   defp get_headers do
     [
       {"Authorization", "Bearer #{api_key()}"},