diff --git a/lib/check.js b/lib/check.js
index d73adea..804588a 100644
--- a/lib/check.js
+++ b/lib/check.js
@@ -1,44 +1,37 @@
 module.exports = check
 
-var Promise = require('lie')
-
 var internals = module.exports.internals = {}
-internals.nets = require('nets')
 internals.cache = require('./utils/cache')
+internals.request = require('./utils/request')
 
 function check (state) {
-  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-    internals.nets({
-      method: state.method,
-      url: state.url,
-      timeout: state.timeout
-    }, function (error, response, body) {
-      state.timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
-
-      if (error) {
-        error.name = error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT' ? 'TimeoutError' : 'ConnectionError'
-        error.code = undefined
-        handleError(state, error)
-        return reject(error)
-      }
-
-      if (response.statusCode >= 400) {
-        error = new Error('Server error')
-        error.name = 'ServerError'
-        error.code = response.statusCode
-        handleError(state, error)
-        return reject(error)
-      }
-
-      if (state.error) {
-        state.emitter.emit('reconnect')
-        delete state.error
-      }
-
-      internals.cache.set(state)
-
-      resolve()
-    })
+  if (state.request) {
+    state.request.abort()
+  }
+
+  state.request = internals.request({
+    method: state.method,
+    url: state.url,
+    timeout: state.timeout
+  })
+
+  // once requet finishes, remove it from state
+  state.request.catch(function (error) {
+    delete state.request
+    state.timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
+    handleError(state, error)
+  })
+
+  return state.request.then(function () {
+    delete state.request
+    state.timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
+
+    if (state.error) {
+      state.emitter.emit('reconnect')
+      delete state.error
+    }
+
+    internals.cache.set(state)
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/reset.js b/lib/reset.js
index 4d7766a..b3b181a 100644
--- a/lib/reset.js
+++ b/lib/reset.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ function reset (state) {
   state.timestamp = undefined
   state.error = undefined
   cache.set(state)
+
+  if (state.request) {
+    state.request.abort()
+  }
+
   return Promise.resolve().then(function () {
     state.emitter.emit('reset')
   })
diff --git a/lib/utils/request.js b/lib/utils/request.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..167468d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/request.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+module.exports = request
+
+var nets = require('nets')
+var Promise = require('lie')
+
+function request (options) {
+  var requestState
+  var reject
+  var promise = new Promise(function (resolve, _reject) {
+    reject = _reject
+    requestState = nets({
+      method: options.method,
+      url: options.url,
+      timeout: options.timeout
+    }, function (error, response, body) {
+      if (error) {
+        error.name = error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT' ? 'TimeoutError' : 'ConnectionError'
+        error.code = undefined
+        return reject(error)
+      }
+
+      if (response.statusCode >= 400) {
+        error = new Error('Server error')
+        error.name = 'ServerError'
+        error.code = response.statusCode
+        return reject(error)
+      }
+
+      resolve()
+    })
+  })
+
+  promise.abort = function () {
+    try {
+      requestState.abort()
+    } catch (error) {}
+    var error = new Error('Aborted')
+    error.name = 'AbortError'
+    error.code = 0
+    reject(error)
+  }
+
+  return promise
+}