diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/HttpHandlerOptionsCreator.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/HttpHandlerOptionsCreator.cs
index 08e79ad1..4e38100b 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/HttpHandlerOptionsCreator.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Creator/HttpHandlerOptionsCreator.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
         {
             var useTracing = _tracer != null && options.UseTracing;
 
+            //be sure that maxConnectionPerServer is in correct range of values
+            int maxConnectionPerServer = (options.MaxConnectionsPerServer > 0) ? maxConnectionPerServer = options.MaxConnectionsPerServer : maxConnectionPerServer = int.MaxValue;
+
             return new HttpHandlerOptions(options.AllowAutoRedirect,
-                options.UseCookieContainer, useTracing, options.UseProxy);
+                options.UseCookieContainer, useTracing, options.UseProxy, maxConnectionPerServer);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/File/FileHttpHandlerOptions.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/File/FileHttpHandlerOptions.cs
index d765af58..b83be428 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/File/FileHttpHandlerOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/File/FileHttpHandlerOptions.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
         {
             AllowAutoRedirect = false;
             UseCookieContainer = false;
-            UseProxy = true;
+            UseProxy = true;
+            MaxConnectionsPerServer = int.MaxValue;
         }
 
         public bool AllowAutoRedirect { get; set; }
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 
         public bool UseTracing { get; set; }
 
-        public bool UseProxy { get; set; }
+        public bool UseProxy { get; set; }
+
+        public int MaxConnectionsPerServer { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptions.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptions.cs
index b551287f..e76cc117 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptions.cs
@@ -6,32 +6,44 @@
     /// </summary>
     public class HttpHandlerOptions
     {
-        public HttpHandlerOptions(bool allowAutoRedirect, bool useCookieContainer, bool useTracing, bool useProxy)
-        {
-            AllowAutoRedirect = allowAutoRedirect;
-            UseCookieContainer = useCookieContainer;
-            UseTracing = useTracing;
-            UseProxy = useProxy;
+        public HttpHandlerOptions(bool allowAutoRedirect, bool useCookieContainer, bool useTracing, bool useProxy, int maxConnectionsPerServer)
+        {
+            AllowAutoRedirect = allowAutoRedirect;
+            UseCookieContainer = useCookieContainer;
+            UseTracing = useTracing;
+            UseProxy = useProxy;
+            MaxConnectionsPerServer = maxConnectionsPerServer;
         }
 
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Specify if auto redirect is enabled
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool AllowAutoRedirect { get; private set; }
-
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>AllowAutoRedirect</value>
+        public bool AllowAutoRedirect { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Specify is handler has to use a cookie container
-        /// </summary>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>UseCookieContainer</value>
         public bool UseCookieContainer { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Specify is handler has to use a opentracing
-        /// </summary>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>UseTracing</value>
         public bool UseTracing { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Specify if handler has to use a proxy
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool UseProxy { get; private set; }
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>UseProxy</value>
+        public bool UseProxy { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specify the maximum of concurrent connection to a network endpoint
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>MaxConnectionsPerServer</value>
+        public int MaxConnectionsPerServer { get; private set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsBuilder.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsBuilder.cs
index bf8aa042..8e66094b 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsBuilder.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         private bool _useCookieContainer;
         private bool _useTracing;
         private bool _useProxy;
+        private int _maxConnectionPerServer;
 
         public HttpHandlerOptionsBuilder WithAllowAutoRedirect(bool input)
         {
@@ -30,10 +31,16 @@
             _useProxy = useProxy;
             return this;
         }
+        public HttpHandlerOptionsBuilder WithUseMaxConnectionPerServer(int maxConnectionPerServer)
+        {
+            _maxConnectionPerServer = maxConnectionPerServer;
+            return this;
+        }
+
 
         public HttpHandlerOptions Build()
         {
-            return new HttpHandlerOptions(_allowAutoRedirect, _useCookieContainer, _useTracing, _useProxy);
+            return new HttpHandlerOptions(_allowAutoRedirect, _useCookieContainer, _useTracing, _useProxy, _maxConnectionPerServer);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs b/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs
index 64df44b1..e7d45857 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Requester/HttpClientBuilder.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ namespace Ocelot.Requester
             {
                 AllowAutoRedirect = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.AllowAutoRedirect,
                 UseCookies = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.UseCookieContainer,
-                UseProxy = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.UseProxy
+                UseProxy = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.UseProxy,
+                MaxConnectionsPerServer = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.MaxConnectionsPerServer
+
             };
         }
 
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Requester
                 AllowAutoRedirect = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.AllowAutoRedirect,
                 UseCookies = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.UseCookieContainer,
                 UseProxy = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.UseProxy,
+                MaxConnectionsPerServer = context.DownstreamReRoute.HttpHandlerOptions.MaxConnectionsPerServer,
                 CookieContainer = new CookieContainer()
             };
         }
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsCreatorTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsCreatorTests.cs
index 4915dc5d..c4f6eb84 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsCreatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Configuration/HttpHandlerOptionsCreatorTests.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
                 }
             };
 
-            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true);
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue);
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
                 .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
                 }
             };
 
-            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, true, true);
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, true, true, int.MaxValue);
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
                 .And(x => GivenARealTracer())
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
         public void should_create_options_with_useCookie_false_and_allowAutoRedirect_true_as_default()
         {
             var fileReRoute = new FileReRoute();
-            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true);
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue);
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
                 .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
                 }
             };
 
-            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true);
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue);
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
                 .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
                 HttpHandlerOptions = new FileHttpHandlerOptions()
             };
 
-            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true);
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue);
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
                 .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
@@ -129,7 +129,64 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
                 }
             };
 
-            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, false);
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, false, int.MaxValue);
+
+            this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
+                .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
+                .Then(x => ThenTheFollowingOptionsReturned(expectedOptions))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_create_options_with_specified_MaxConnectionsPerServer()
+        {
+            var fileReRoute = new FileReRoute
+            {
+                HttpHandlerOptions = new FileHttpHandlerOptions
+                {
+                    MaxConnectionsPerServer = 10
+                }
+            };
+
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, 10);
+
+            this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
+                .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
+                .Then(x => ThenTheFollowingOptionsReturned(expectedOptions))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_create_options_fixing_specified_MaxConnectionsPerServer_range()
+        {
+            var fileReRoute = new FileReRoute
+            {
+                HttpHandlerOptions = new FileHttpHandlerOptions
+                {
+                    MaxConnectionsPerServer = -1
+                }
+            };
+
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue);
+
+            this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
+                .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
+                .Then(x => ThenTheFollowingOptionsReturned(expectedOptions))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_create_options_fixing_specified_MaxConnectionsPerServer_range_when_zero()
+        {
+            var fileReRoute = new FileReRoute
+            {
+                HttpHandlerOptions = new FileHttpHandlerOptions
+                {
+                    MaxConnectionsPerServer = 0
+                }
+            };
+
+            var expectedOptions = new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue);
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowing(fileReRoute))
                 .When(x => WhenICreateHttpHandlerOptions())
@@ -154,6 +211,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Configuration
             _httpHandlerOptions.UseCookieContainer.ShouldBe(expected.UseCookieContainer);
             _httpHandlerOptions.UseTracing.ShouldBe(expected.UseTracing);
             _httpHandlerOptions.UseProxy.ShouldBe(expected.UseProxy);
+            _httpHandlerOptions.MaxConnectionsPerServer.ShouldBe(expected.MaxConnectionsPerServer);
         }
 
         private void GivenARealTracer()
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/DelegatingHandlerHandlerProviderFactoryTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/DelegatingHandlerHandlerProviderFactoryTests.cs
index 2b2340ef..050b2da8 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/DelegatingHandlerHandlerProviderFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/DelegatingHandlerHandlerProviderFactoryTests.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithDelegatingHandlers(new List<string>
                 {
                     "FakeDelegatingHandler",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithDelegatingHandlers(new List<string>
                 {
                     "FakeDelegatingHandlerTwo",
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithDelegatingHandlers(new List<string>
                 {
                     "FakeDelegatingHandlerTwo",
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithDelegatingHandlers(new List<string>
                 {
                     "FakeDelegatingHandler",
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .Build();
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithDelegatingHandlers(new List<string>
                 {
                     "FakeDelegatingHandler",
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true, int.MaxValue)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowingRequest(reRoute))
                 .And(x => GivenTheQosFactoryReturns(new FakeQoSHandler()))
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true, int.MaxValue)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowingRequest(reRoute))
                 .And(x => GivenTheServiceProviderReturnsNothing())
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true, int.MaxValue)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowingRequest(reRoute))
                 .And(x => GivenTheQosFactoryReturns(new FakeQoSHandler()))
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, false, true, int.MaxValue)).WithLoadBalancerKey("").Build();
 
             this.Given(x => GivenTheFollowingRequest(reRoute))
                 .And(x => GivenTheQosFactoryReturns(new FakeQoSHandler()))
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .Build();
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(true, true, true, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .Build();
 
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientBuilderTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientBuilderTests.cs
index 34bf11c1..c8dbd4a2 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientBuilderTests.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRouteA = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithContainsQueryString(true).WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRouteB = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithContainsQueryString(true).WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, true, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, true, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(new UpstreamPathTemplateBuilder().WithOriginalValue("").Build())
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientHttpRequesterTest.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientHttpRequesterTest.cs
index 53106d93..43bfa5d5 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientHttpRequesterTest.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Requester/HttpClientHttpRequesterTest.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(upstreamTemplate)
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(upstreamTemplate)
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().Build())
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Requester
 
             var reRoute = new DownstreamReRouteBuilder()
                 .WithQosOptions(qosOptions)
-                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true))
+                .WithHttpHandlerOptions(new HttpHandlerOptions(false, false, false, true, int.MaxValue))
                 .WithLoadBalancerKey("")
                 .WithUpstreamPathTemplate(upstreamTemplate)
                 .WithQosOptions(new QoSOptionsBuilder().WithTimeoutValue(1).Build())