diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d3182d..6f7b50f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ f = RestFirebase.new :site => 'https://SampleChat.firebaseIO-demo.com/',
                      :secret => 'secret',
                      :d => {:auth_data => 'something'},
                      :log_method => method(:puts),
+                     # `timeout` in seconds
+                     :timeout => 10,
+                     # `max_retries` upon failures
+                     :max_retries => 3,
+                     # `retry_exceptions` for which exceptions should retry
+                     # Default is: `[IOError, SystemCallError]`
+                     :retry_exceptions =>
+                       [IOError, SystemCallError, Timeout::Error],
                      # `auth_ttl` describes when we should refresh the auth
                      # token. Set it to `false` to disable auto-refreshing.
                      # The default is 23 hours.
diff --git a/lib/rest-firebase.rb b/lib/rest-firebase.rb
index 50b74ad..3b5bc49 100644
--- a/lib/rest-firebase.rb
+++ b/lib/rest-firebase.rb
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@
 # https://www.firebase.com/docs/rest-api.html
 # https://www.firebase.com/docs/rest/guide/retrieving-data.html#section-rest-queries
 RestFirebase = RC::Builder.client(:d, :secret, :auth, :auth_ttl, :iat) do
-  use RC::Timeout       , 10
-
   use RC::DefaultSite   , 'https://SampleChat.firebaseIO-demo.com/'
   use RC::DefaultHeaders, {'Accept' => 'application/json',
                            'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
   use RC::DefaultQuery  , nil
 
+  use RC::Retry         , 0, RC::Retry::DefaultRetryExceptions
+  use RC::Timeout       , 10
   use RC::FollowRedirect, 1
-  use RC::CommonLogger  , nil
   use RC::ErrorHandler  , lambda{ |env| RestFirebase::Error.call(env) }
   use RC::ErrorDetectorHttp
   use RC::JsonRequest   , true
   use RC::JsonResponse  , true
+  use RC::CommonLogger  , nil
   use RC::Cache         , nil, 600
 end
 
diff --git a/rest-core b/rest-core
index b58a67e..225b14b 160000
--- a/rest-core
+++ b/rest-core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b58a67ec245b5f565b43ff5c7f93f68eaa421f7a
+Subproject commit 225b14b8a0a84bf9757735df3b8ec6b2eeaba120