diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 7b1d23ba..f5654dae 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2016-03-28 20:14:45 +0900 using RuboCop version 0.39.0.
+# on 2016-11-21 15:47:20 -0800 using RuboCop version 0.39.0.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
@@ -31,22 +31,26 @@ Lint/UnusedMethodArgument:
     - 'lib/neo4j/relationship.rb'
     - 'lib/neo4j/session.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 16
+# Offense count: 24
 Metrics/AbcSize:
   Max: 17
 
-# Offense count: 9
+# Offense count: 12
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
   Max: 191
 
-# Offense count: 508
+# Offense count: 1
+Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
+  Max: 8
+
+# Offense count: 657
 # Configuration parameters: AllowHeredoc, AllowURI, URISchemes.
 # URISchemes: http, https
 Metrics/LineLength:
   Max: 180
 
-# Offense count: 20
+# Offense count: 27
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/MethodLength:
   Max: 14
@@ -56,6 +60,10 @@ Metrics/MethodLength:
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
   Max: 113
 
+# Offense count: 1
+Metrics/PerceivedComplexity:
+  Max: 8
+
 # Offense count: 8
 Style/AccessorMethodName:
   Exclude:
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ Style/ClassVars:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/neo4j/session.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 72
+# Offense count: 84
 Style/Documentation:
   Enabled: false
 
@@ -82,7 +90,7 @@ Style/GuardClause:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/neo4j-core/query_clauses.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 56
+# Offense count: 65
 # Cop supports --auto-correct.
 Style/MutableConstant:
   Enabled: false
@@ -92,10 +100,3 @@ Style/MutableConstant:
 Style/RedundantSelf:
   Exclude:
     - 'lib/neo4j-core/query_clauses.rb'
-
-# Offense count: 1
-# Cop supports --auto-correct.
-Style/RescueEnsureAlignment:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'spec/shared_examples/node_with_tx.rb'
-
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d71d7cf2..1c6fb57f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ before_script:
   - "echo 'dbms.memory.heap.max_size=1000' >> ./db/neo4j/development/conf/neo4j-wrapper.conf"
   - "echo 'dbms.memory.heap.initial_size=1000' >> ./db/neo4j/development/conf/neo4j-wrapper.conf"
   - "bin/rake neo4j:start --trace"
-  - "sleep 10"
+  - "sleep 11"
 script:
   - "bundle exec rspec $RSPEC_OPTS"
 language: ruby
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cb5bc98f..1cd08ee4 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -23,5 +23,11 @@ group 'test' do
   gem 'rspec', '~> 3.0'
   gem 'rspec-its'
   gem 'dotenv'
-  gem 'activesupport', '~> 4.0'
+  gem 'activesupport', RUBY_VERSION.to_f >= 2.2 ? '>= 4.0' : '~> 4'
+
+  gem 'em-http-request', '>= 1.1', require: 'em-http', platforms: :ruby
+  gem 'em-synchrony', '>= 1.0.3', require: ['em-synchrony', 'em-synchrony/em-http'], platforms: :ruby
+  gem 'excon', '>= 0.27.4'
+  gem 'patron', '>= 0.4.2', platforms: :ruby
+  gem 'typhoeus', '>= 0.3.3'
 end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac54d9c9..fa070f64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,36 @@ To make a basic connection to Neo4j to execute Cypher queries, first choose an a
 
     neo4j_adaptor = Neo4j::Core::CypherSession::Adaptors::Embedded.new('/file/path/to/graph.db')
 
+The `http_adaptor` can also take `:faraday_options`.  Multiple middlewares with the same key can be passed through using arrays:
+
+    http_adaptor = Neo4j::Core::CypherSession::Adaptors::HTTP.new('http://neo4j:pass@localhost:7474',
+      faraday_options: {
+        adapter: :typhoeus,
+        # This will pass 2 items to Faraday.  You must use multidimensional arrays to pass single args separately
+        request: [
+          [:multipart],
+          [:url_encoded]
+        ],
+        # This will only pass a single item
+        response: [:multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json']
+      })
+
+This will initialize Faraday like so:
+
+    Faraday.new(url: 'http://neo4j:pass@localhost:7474') do |faraday|
+      faraday.request :multipart
+      faraday.request :url_encoded
+
+      faraday.response :multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json'
+      faraday.adapter: :typhoeus
+    end
+
+The order that the keys are passed through to Faraday will remain hash ordered *except* that `adapter` is always last.  Arrays within each key are passed in order.
+
+Note you **must** install any required http adaptor gems yourself as per [Faraday](https://github.com/lostisland/faraday).  Ex for `:typhoeus`, add to your Gemfile:
+
+    gem 'typhoeus'
+
 Once you have an adaptor you can create a session like so:
 
     neo4j_session = Neo4j::Core::CypherSession.new(http_adaptor)
diff --git a/lib/neo4j-server/cypher_session.rb b/lib/neo4j-server/cypher_session.rb
index d49aee5d..08d3b854 100644
--- a/lib/neo4j-server/cypher_session.rb
+++ b/lib/neo4j-server/cypher_session.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'uri'
+require 'neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/faraday_helpers'
 
 module Neo4j
   module Server
@@ -7,7 +8,23 @@ module Server
     end
 
     class CypherSession < Neo4j::Session
+      module PrivateMethods
+        private
+
+        def extract_faraday_options(params, defaults = {})
+          verify_faraday_options(params.delete(:faraday_options) || params.delete('faraday_options') || {}, defaults)
+        end
+
+        def extract_basic_auth(url, params)
+          uri = URI(url) if url
+          return unless url && uri.userinfo
+          params[:basic_auth] = {username: uri.user, password: uri.password}
+        end
+      end
+
       include Resource
+      extend Neo4j::Core::CypherSession::Adaptors::FaradayHelpers
+      extend Neo4j::Server::CypherSession::PrivateMethods
 
       alias super_query query
       attr_reader :connection
@@ -24,15 +41,16 @@ def initialize(data_url, connection)
       # @see https://github.com/lostisland/faraday
       def self.create_connection(params, url = nil)
         init_params = params[:initialize] && params.delete(:initialize)
+
+        request = [:multi_json]
+        request.unshift([:basic_auth, params[:basic_auth][:username], params[:basic_auth][:password]]) if params[:basic_auth]
+
+        faraday_options = extract_faraday_options(
+          params, request: request, response: [:multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json'])
         conn = Faraday.new(url, init_params) do |b|
-          b.request :basic_auth, params[:basic_auth][:username], params[:basic_auth][:password] if params[:basic_auth]
-          b.request :multi_json
           # b.response :logger, ::Logger.new(STDOUT), bodies: true
-
-          b.response :multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json'
           # b.use Faraday::Response::RaiseError
-          b.use Faraday::Adapter::NetHttpPersistent
-          # b.adapter  Faraday.default_adapter
+          set_faraday_middleware b, faraday_options
         end
         conn.headers = {'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'User-Agent' => ::Neo4j::Session.user_agent_string}
         conn
@@ -58,13 +76,6 @@ def self.establish_session(root_data, connection)
         CypherSession.new(data_url, connection)
       end
 
-      def self.extract_basic_auth(url, params)
-        return unless url && URI(url).userinfo
-        params[:basic_auth] = {username: URI(url).user, password: URI(url).password}
-      end
-
-      private_class_method :extract_basic_auth
-
       def db_type
         :server_db
       end
diff --git a/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/faraday_helpers.rb b/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/faraday_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66f1d655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/faraday_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+module Neo4j
+  module Core
+    class CypherSession
+      module Adaptors
+        module FaradayHelpers
+          private
+
+          def verify_faraday_options(faraday_options = {}, defaults = {})
+            faraday_options.symbolize_keys!.reverse_merge!(defaults)
+            faraday_options[:adapter] ||= :net_http_persistent
+            require 'typhoeus/adapters/faraday' if faraday_options[:adapter].to_sym == :typhoeus
+            faraday_options
+          end
+
+          def set_faraday_middleware(faraday, options = {adapter: :net_http_persistent})
+            adapter = options.delete(:adapter)
+            send_all_faraday_options(faraday, options)
+            faraday.adapter adapter
+          end
+
+          def send_all_faraday_options(faraday, options)
+            options.each do |key, value|
+              next unless faraday.respond_to? key
+              if value.is_a? Array
+                if value.none? { |arg| arg.is_a? Array }
+                  faraday.send key, *value
+                else
+                  value.each do |args|
+                    arg_safe_send faraday, key, args
+                  end
+                end
+              else
+                faraday.send key, value
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          def arg_safe_send(object, msg, args)
+            if args.is_a? Array
+              object.send(msg, *args)
+            else
+              object.send(msg, args)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http.rb b/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http.rb
index c1019a3e..f4070884 100644
--- a/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http.rb
+++ b/lib/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors'
 require 'neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/has_uri'
+require 'neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/faraday_helpers'
 require 'neo4j/core/cypher_session/responses/http'
 
 # TODO: Work with `Query` objects
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ def initialize(url, options = {})
           end
 
           def connect
-            @requestor = Requestor.new(@url, USER_AGENT_STRING, self.class.method(:instrument_request))
+            @requestor = Requestor.new(@url, USER_AGENT_STRING, self.class.method(:instrument_request),
+                                       @options[:faraday_options] || @options['faraday_options'] || {})
           rescue Faraday::ConnectionFailed => e
             raise CypherSession::ConnectionFailedError, "#{e.class}: #{e.message}"
           end
@@ -91,15 +93,16 @@ def connected?
           #  - Sets headers, including user agent string
           class Requestor
             include Adaptors::HasUri
+            include FaradayHelpers
             default_url('http://neo4:neo4j@localhost:7474')
             validate_uri { |uri| uri.is_a?(URI::HTTP) }
 
-            def initialize(url, user_agent_string, instrument_proc)
+            def initialize(url, user_agent_string, instrument_proc, faraday_options)
               self.url = url
               @user = user
               @password = password
               @user_agent_string = user_agent_string
-              @faraday = faraday_connection
+              @faraday = faraday_connection(faraday_options)
               @instrument_proc = instrument_proc
             end
 
@@ -134,22 +137,23 @@ def get(path, body = '', options = {})
 
             private
 
-            def faraday_connection
+            def faraday_connection(faraday_options = {})
+              verify_faraday_options(faraday_options,
+                                     request: [
+                                       [:basic_auth, user, password],
+                                       :multi_json
+                                     ],
+                                     response: [:multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json']
+                                    )
               require 'faraday'
               require 'faraday_middleware/multi_json'
 
-              Faraday.new(url) do |c|
-                c.request :basic_auth, user, password
-                c.request :multi_json
-
-                c.response :multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json'
-                c.use Faraday::Adapter::NetHttpPersistent
-
+              conn = Faraday.new(url) do |c|
                 # c.response :logger, ::Logger.new(STDOUT), bodies: true
-
-                c.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
-                c.headers['User-Agent'] = @user_agent_string
+                set_faraday_middleware c, faraday_options
               end
+              conn.headers = {'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'User-Agent' => @user_agent_string}
+              conn
             end
 
             def request_body(body)
diff --git a/spec/neo4j-server/cypher_session/shared_examples/adaptor.rb b/spec/neo4j-server/cypher_session/shared_examples/adaptor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..598071c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/neo4j-server/cypher_session/shared_examples/adaptor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+RSpec.shared_examples 'Neo4j::Server::CypherSession::Adaptor' do
+  describe 'faraday_options' do
+    describe 'a faraday connection type adapter option' do
+      it 'can use a user supplied faraday connection for a new session' do
+        connection = Faraday.new do |faraday|
+          faraday.request :basic_auth, basic_auth_hash[:username], basic_auth_hash[:password]
+
+          faraday.request :multi_json
+          faraday.response :multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json'
+          faraday.adapter Faraday.default_adapter
+        end
+        connection.headers = {'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
+
+        expect(connection).to receive(:get).at_least(:once).and_call_original
+        create_server_session(connection: connection)
+      end
+
+      it 'will pass through a symbol key' do
+        expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter).with(:typhoeus).and_call_original
+        create_server_session(faraday_options: {adapter: :typhoeus})
+      end
+
+      it 'will pass through a string key' do
+        expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter).with(:typhoeus).and_call_original
+        create_server_session('faraday_options' => {'adapter' => :typhoeus})
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/neo4j-server/e2e/cypher_session_spec.rb b/spec/neo4j-server/e2e/cypher_session_spec.rb
index 163f5a47..3fe26327 100644
--- a/spec/neo4j-server/e2e/cypher_session_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/neo4j-server/e2e/cypher_session_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
+require './spec/neo4j-server/cypher_session/shared_examples/adaptor'
 
 module Neo4j
   module Server
@@ -18,27 +19,14 @@ def open_session
           Neo4j::Session.set_current(@before_session)
         end
 
-        it 'can use a user supplied faraday connection for a new session' do
-          connection = Faraday.new do |faraday|
-            faraday.request :basic_auth, basic_auth_hash[:username], basic_auth_hash[:password]
-
-            faraday.request :multi_json
-            faraday.response :multi_json, symbolize_keys: true, content_type: 'application/json'
-            faraday.adapter Faraday.default_adapter
-          end
-          connection.headers = {'Content-Type' => 'application/json'}
-
-          expect(connection).to receive(:get).at_least(:once).and_call_original
-          create_server_session(connection: connection)
-        end
-
         it 'adds host and port to the connection object' do
           connection = Neo4j::Session.current.connection
           expect(connection.port).to eq ENV['NEO4J_URL'] ? URI(ENV['NEO4J_URL']).port : 7474
           expect(connection.host).to eq 'localhost'
         end
-      end
 
+        it_behaves_like 'Neo4j::Server::CypherSession::Adaptor'
+      end
 
       describe 'named sessions' do
         before { Neo4j::Session.current && Neo4j::Session.current.close }
diff --git a/spec/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http_spec.rb b/spec/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http_spec.rb
index f3d61a03..27d0ddd7 100644
--- a/spec/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'neo4j/core/cypher_session/adaptors/http'
 require './spec/neo4j/core/shared_examples/adaptor'
+require './spec/neo4j/core/shared_examples/http'
 
 describe Neo4j::Core::CypherSession::Adaptors::HTTP do
   before(:all) { setup_http_request_subscription }
@@ -22,6 +23,34 @@
       expect { adaptor_class.new('bolt://localhost:7474').connect }.to raise_error ArgumentError, /Invalid URL/
       expect { adaptor_class.new('foo://localhost:7474').connect }.to raise_error ArgumentError, /Invalid URL/
     end
+
+    describe 'the faraday_options param' do
+      describe 'the adapter option' do
+        it 'uses net_http_persistent by default' do
+          expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter).with(:net_http_persistent)
+          adaptor_class.new(url).connect
+        end
+
+        it 'will pass through a symbol key' do
+          expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter).with(:typhoeus)
+          adaptor_class.new(url, faraday_options: {adapter: :typhoeus}).connect
+        end
+
+        it 'will pass through a string key' do
+          expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter).with(:typhoeus)
+          adaptor_class.new(url, 'faraday_options' => {'adapter' => :typhoeus}).connect
+        end
+
+        adaptors = Faraday::Adapter.instance_variable_get(:@registered_middleware).keys - [:test, :rack]
+        adaptors -= [:patron, :em_synchrony, :em_http] if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java'
+        adaptors.each do |adapter_name|
+          describe "the :#{adapter_name} adapter" do
+            let(:http_adapter) { adapter_name }
+            it_behaves_like 'Neo4j::Core::CypherSession::Adaptors::Http'
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   let(:session_double) { double('session', adaptor: subject) }
diff --git a/spec/neo4j/core/shared_examples/http.rb b/spec/neo4j/core/shared_examples/http.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9803a1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/neo4j/core/shared_examples/http.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Requires that an `http_adapter` let variable exist with the Faraday adaptor name
+RSpec.shared_examples 'Neo4j::Core::CypherSession::Adaptors::Http' do
+  it 'should connect properly' do
+    subject.class.new(url, faraday_options: {adapter: http_adapter}).connect.get('/')
+  end
+end