diff --git a/lib/shopify/config.ex b/lib/shopify/config.ex
index c4f58a2..09b4dc7 100644
--- a/lib/shopify/config.ex
+++ b/lib/shopify/config.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ defmodule Shopify.Config do
 
   def password, do: get(:password)
 
+  def request_timeout, do: get(:request_timeout)
+
   def version, do: Mix.Project.config()[:version]
 
   def fixtures_path do
diff --git a/lib/shopify/request.ex b/lib/shopify/request.ex
index 01d95fc..22103de 100644
--- a/lib/shopify/request.ex
+++ b/lib/shopify/request.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule Shopify.Request do
 
   @headers [
     "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    "Keep-Alive": "timeout=15, max=100",
+    "Keep-Alive": "timeout=#{Shopify.Config.request_timeout()}, max=100",
     "user-agent": "ShopifyElixir/#{Shopify.Config.version()}"
   ]