diff --git a/lib/salt/api/client.rb b/lib/salt/api/client.rb
index ed60fa8..cb43226 100644
--- a/lib/salt/api/client.rb
+++ b/lib/salt/api/client.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def client
         Net::HTTP.new(hostname, port).tap do |client|
           client.use_ssl = use_ssl
           client.open_timeout = timeout
+          client.read_timeout = read_timeout
           # TODO: Allow specifying CA and such
           client.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
         end
diff --git a/lib/salt/api/configure.rb b/lib/salt/api/configure.rb
index 28f5d1d..331f174 100644
--- a/lib/salt/api/configure.rb
+++ b/lib/salt/api/configure.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module Configure
         :username,
         :password,
         :timeout,
+        :read_timeout,
         :eauth,
         :port,
         :use_ssl
diff --git a/lib/salt/api/version.rb b/lib/salt/api/version.rb
index cdee217..b61b9a0 100644
--- a/lib/salt/api/version.rb
+++ b/lib/salt/api/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Salt
   module Api
-    VERSION = "0.1.4"
+    VERSION = "0.1.6"
   end
 end