diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d370bcf..293e9c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "string-template": "^1.0.0",
     "strip-bom": "^2.0.0",
     "thenify": "^3.1.0",
+    "throat": "^2.0.2",
     "touch": "^1.0.0",
     "typescript": "1.8.9",
     "xtend": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/utils/fs.ts b/src/utils/fs.ts
index 8dbd5a7..b12afff 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs.ts
+++ b/src/utils/fs.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ import popsicleStatus = require('popsicle-status')
 import popsicleRetry = require('popsicle-retry')
 import detectIndent = require('detect-indent')
 import sortKeys = require('sort-keys')
-import mdp = require('mkdirp')
+import Mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 import uniq = require('array-uniq')
 import lockfile = require('lockfile')
-import rmrf = require('rimraf')
+import Rimraf = require('rimraf')
 import popsicleProxy = require('popsicle-proxy-agent')
+import Throat = require('throat')
 import promiseFinally from 'promise-finally'
-import tch = require('touch')
+import Touch = require('touch')
 import { join, dirname } from 'path'
 import { parse as parseUrl } from 'url'
 import template = require('string-template')
@@ -28,18 +29,27 @@ import debug from './debug'
 
 const pkg = require('../../package.json')
 const registryURL = parseUrl(rc.registryURL)
+const throat = Throat(Promise)
 
 export type Stats = fs.Stats
 
-export const touch: (path: string, options?: tch.Options) => Promise<void> = thenify<string, tch.Options, void>(tch)
-export const stat: (path: string) => Promise<Stats> = thenify(fs.stat)
-export const readFile: (path: string, encoding: string) => Promise<string> = thenify<string, string, string>(fs.readFile)
-export const writeFile: (path: string, contents: string | Buffer) => Promise<void> = thenify<string, string | Buffer, void>(fs.writeFile)
-export const mkdirp: (path: string) => Promise<string> = thenify<string, string>(mdp)
-export const unlink: (path: string) => Promise<void> = thenify<string, void>(fs.unlink)
-export const lock: (path: string, options?: lockfile.Options) => Promise<void> = thenify<string, lockfile.Options, void>(lockfile.lock)
-export const unlock: (path: string) => Promise<void> = thenify<string, void>(lockfile.unlock)
-export const rimraf: (path: string) => Promise<void> = thenify<string, void>(rmrf)
+export type LockOp = (path: string, options?: lockfile.Options) => Promise<void>
+export type TouchOp = (path: string, options?: Touch.Options) => Promise<void>
+export type StatOp = (path: string) => Promise<Stats>
+export type ReadFileOp = (path: string, encoding: string) => Promise<string>
+export type WriteFileOp = (path: string, contents: string | Buffer) => Promise<void>
+export type MkdirpOp = (path: string) => Promise<string>
+export type PathOp = (path: string) => Promise<void>
+
+export const touch: TouchOp = throat(10, thenify<string, Touch.Options, void>(Touch))
+export const stat: StatOp = throat(10, thenify(fs.stat))
+export const readFile: ReadFileOp = throat(10, thenify<string, string, string>(fs.readFile))
+export const writeFile: WriteFileOp = thenify<string, string | Buffer, void>(fs.writeFile)
+export const mkdirp: MkdirpOp = throat(10, thenify<string, string>(Mkdirp))
+export const unlink: PathOp = throat(10, thenify<string, void>(fs.unlink))
+export const lock: LockOp = throat(10, thenify<string, lockfile.Options, void>(lockfile.lock))
+export const unlock: PathOp = throat(10, thenify<string, void>(lockfile.unlock))
+export const rimraf: PathOp = throat(10, thenify<string, void>(Rimraf))
 
 /**
  * Verify a path exists and is a file.
@@ -89,7 +99,7 @@ export function parseConfig (config: ConfigJson, path: string): ConfigJson {
 /**
  * Read a file over HTTP, using a file cache and status check.
  */
-export function readHttp (url: string): Promise<string> {
+export const readHttp = throat(5, function readHttp (url: string): Promise<string> {
   const { proxy, httpProxy, httpsProxy, noProxy, rejectUnauthorized, ca, key, cert, userAgent } = rc
 
   return popsicle.get({
@@ -156,7 +166,7 @@ export function readHttp (url: string): Promise<string> {
     })
     // Return only the response body.
     .then(response => response.body)
-}
+})
 
 /**
  * Read a file from anywhere (HTTP or local filesystem).
diff --git a/typings.json b/typings.json
index c79d83d..7b86a00 100644
--- a/typings.json
+++ b/typings.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "string-template": "github:typings/typed-string-template#4620eee24201636ca45e6dbc2505066703c770da",
     "strip-bom": "github:typings/typed-strip-bom#d1d42e7f43dcd9fce1cfd988c40421a1d37fa47b",
     "thenify": "github:typings/typed-thenify#edbd46753be5bb34b916787fcede5e9b1281a2e2",
+    "throat": "github:typed-typings/npm-throat#20e2c3c157d87a90062a8a2f4d99ab4dc475b1fd",
     "touch": "github:typings/typed-touch#9b10d0473fb5161c379df57d63d3d59fb5b62fb0",
     "typescript": "npm:typescript",
     "xtend": "github:typings/typed-xtend#63cccadf3295b3c15561ee45617ac006edcca9e0",