diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 3a399b9..1aeafe5 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 declare module 'retry-request' {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line node/no-unpublished-import
   import * as request from 'request';
+  import * as teenyRequest from 'teeny-request';
 
   namespace retryRequest {
+    defaults = retryRequest.Options;
     function getNextRetryDelay(retryNumber: number): void;
     interface Options {
       objectMode?: boolean;
-      request?: typeof request;
+      request: typeof request | typeof teenyRequest;
       retries?: number;
       noResponseRetries?: number;
       currentRetryAttempt?: number;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a293298..972e92b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
 };
 
 function retryRequest(requestOpts, opts, callback) {
+  if (typeof requestOpts === 'string') {
+    requestOpts = {url: requestOpts};
+  }
+
   const streamMode = typeof arguments[arguments.length - 1] !== 'function';
 
   if (typeof opts === 'function') {
@@ -71,12 +75,7 @@ function retryRequest(requestOpts, opts, callback) {
   opts = extend({}, DEFAULTS, opts);
 
   if (typeof opts.request === 'undefined') {
-    try {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line node/no-unpublished-require
-      opts.request = require('request');
-    } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error('A request library must be provided to retry-request.');
-    }
+    throw new Error('A request library must be provided to retry-request.');
   }
 
   let currentRetryAttempt = opts.currentRetryAttempt;
@@ -131,9 +130,17 @@ function retryRequest(requestOpts, opts, callback) {
   }
 
   function makeRequest() {
+    let finishHandled = false;
     currentRetryAttempt++;
     debug(`Current retry attempt: ${currentRetryAttempt}`);
 
+    function handleFinish(args = []) {
+      if (!finishHandled) {
+        finishHandled = true;
+        retryStream.emit('complete', ...args);
+      }
+    }
+
     if (streamMode) {
       streamResponseHandled = false;
 
@@ -164,7 +171,8 @@ function retryRequest(requestOpts, opts, callback) {
           streamResponseHandled = true;
           onResponse(null, resp, body);
         })
-        .on('complete', retryStream.emit.bind(retryStream, 'complete'));
+        .on('complete', (...params) => handleFinish(params))
+        .on('finish', (...params) => handleFinish(params));
 
       requestStream.pipe(delayStream);
     } else {
@@ -270,4 +278,5 @@ function getNextRetryDelay(config) {
   );
 }
 
+module.exports.defaults = DEFAULTS;
 module.exports.getNextRetryDelay = getNextRetryDelay;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cb43e5..8d6057f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "docs-test": "linkinator docs",
     "fix": "gts fix",
     "lint": "gts check",
-    "test": "mocha --timeout 0",
+    "test": "mocha --timeout 30000",
     "system-test": ""
   },
   "files": [
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@
     "node": ">=14"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/request": "^2.48.8",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
-    "extend": "^3.0.2"
+    "extend": "^3.0.2",
+    "teeny-request": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/request": "^2.48.8",
     "async": "^3.0.1",
     "gts": "^5.0.0",
     "jsdoc": "^4.0.0",
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@
     "jsdoc-region-tag": "^3.0.0",
     "linkinator": "^4.0.0",
     "lodash.range": "^3.2.0",
-    "mocha": "^9.2.2",
-    "request": "^2.87.0",
+    "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   }
 }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 8c5beda..f7c038b 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -3,31 +3,30 @@
 |Retry a [request][request] with built-in [exponential backoff](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/v3/coreErrors#backoff).
 
 ```sh
-$ npm install --save request
+$ npm install --save teeny-request
 $ npm install --save retry-request
 ```
+
 ```js
 var request = require('retry-request', {
-  request: require('request')
+  request: require('teeny-request'),
 });
 ```
 
-It should work the same as `request` in both callback mode and stream mode.
+It should work the same as `request` and `teeny-request` in both callback mode and stream mode.
 
-Note: This module only works when used as a readable stream, i.e. POST requests aren't supported  ([#3](https://github.com/stephenplusplus/retry-request/issues/3)).
+Note: This module only works when used as a readable stream, i.e. POST requests aren't supported ([#3](https://github.com/stephenplusplus/retry-request/issues/3)).
 
 ## Do I need to install `request`?
 
-Yes! You must independently install `request` and provide it to this library:
+Yes! You must independently install `teeny-request` OR `request` (_deprecated_) and provide it to this library:
 
 ```js
 var request = require('retry-request', {
-  request: require('request')
+  request: require('teeny-request'),
 });
 ```
 
-*The code will actually look for the `request` module automatically to save you this step. But, being explicit like in the example is also welcome.*
-
 #### Callback
 
 `urlThatReturns503` will be requested 3 total times before giving up and executing the callback.
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ request(urlThatReturns503)
 
 ## Can I monitor what retry-request is doing internally?
 
-Yes! This project uses [debug](https://www.npmjs.com/package/debug) to provide the current retry attempt, each response status, and the delay computed until the next retry attempt is made. To enable the debug mode, set the environment variable `DEBUG` to *retry-request*.
+Yes! This project uses [debug](https://www.npmjs.com/package/debug) to provide the current retry attempt, each response status, and the delay computed until the next retry attempt is made. To enable the debug mode, set the environment variable `DEBUG` to _retry-request_.
 
 (Thanks for the implementation, @yihaozhadan!)
 
@@ -57,9 +56,12 @@ Yes! This project uses [debug](https://www.npmjs.com/package/debug) to provide t
 
 ### requestOptions
 
-Passed directly to `request`. See the list of options supported: https://github.com/request/request/#requestoptions-callback.
+Passed directly to `request` or `teeny-request`. See the list of options supported:
 
-### opts *(optional)*
+- https://github.com/request/request/#requestoptions-callback
+- https://github.com/googleapis/teeny-request#teenyrequestoptions-callback
+
+### opts _(optional)_
 
 #### `opts.noResponseRetries`
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ The number of times to retry after a response fails to come through, such as a D
 
 ```js
 var opts = {
-  noResponseRetries: 0
+  noResponseRetries: 0,
 };
 
 request(url, opts, function (err, resp, body) {
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ Default: `2`
 
 ```js
 var opts = {
-  retries: 4
+  retries: 4,
 };
 
 request(urlThatReturns503, opts, function (err, resp, body) {
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ Default: `0`
 
 ```js
 var opts = {
-  currentRetryAttempt: 1
+  currentRetryAttempt: 1,
 };
 
 request(urlThatReturns503, opts, function (err, resp, body) {
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ Default: Returns `true` if [http.incomingMessage](https://nodejs.org/api/http.ht
 var opts = {
   shouldRetryFn: function (incomingHttpMessage) {
     return incomingHttpMessage.statusMessage !== 'OK';
-  }
+  },
 };
 
 request(urlThatReturnsNonOKStatusMessage, opts, function (err, resp, body) {
@@ -146,21 +148,19 @@ request(urlThatReturnsNonOKStatusMessage, opts, function (err, resp, body) {
 
 Type: `Function`
 
-Default: `try { require('request') }`
-
-If we cannot locate `request`, we will throw an error advising you to provide it explicitly.
+If we not provided we will throw an error advising you to provide it.
 
-*NOTE: If you override the request function, and it returns a stream in object mode, be sure to set `opts.objectMode` to `true`.*
+_NOTE: If you override the request function, and it returns a stream in object mode, be sure to set `opts.objectMode` to `true`._
 
 ```js
-var originalRequest = require('request').defaults({
+var originalRequest = require('teeny-request').defaults({
   pool: {
-    maxSockets: Infinity
-  }
+    maxSockets: Infinity,
+  },
 });
 
 var opts = {
-  request: originalRequest
+  request: originalRequest,
 };
 
 request(urlThatReturns503, opts, function (err, resp, body) {
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ Type: `Number`
 
 Default: `600`
 
-The length of time to keep retrying in seconds. The last sleep period will be shortened as necessary, so that the last retry runs at deadline (and not considerably beyond it).  The total time starting from when the initial request is sent, after which an error will be returned, regardless of the retrying attempts made meanwhile.
+The length of time to keep retrying in seconds. The last sleep period will be shortened as necessary, so that the last retry runs at deadline (and not considerably beyond it). The total time starting from when the initial request is sent, after which an error will be returned, regardless of the retrying attempts made meanwhile.
 
-### cb *(optional)*
+### cb _(optional)_
 
 Passed directly to `request`. See the callback section: https://github.com/request/request/#requestoptions-callback.
 
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 2543954..4957655 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ const async = require('async');
 const range = require('lodash.range');
 const {describe, it, beforeEach} = require('mocha');
 const {PassThrough} = require('stream');
+const {teenyRequest} = require('teeny-request');
 
 const retryRequest = require('./index.js');
 
+retryRequest.defaults.request = teenyRequest.defaults();
+
 describe('retry-request', () => {
-  const URI_404 = 'http://yahoo.com/theblahstore';
-  const URI_200 = 'http://yahoo.com/';
+  const URI_404 = 'http://google.com/theblahstore';
+  const URI_200 = 'http://google.com/';
   const URI_NON_EXISTENT = 'http://theblahstore';
 
   describe('streams', () => {