diff --git a/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.h b/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.h
index 7d2f87c..3a304ad 100644
--- a/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.h
+++ b/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.h
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 #pragma clang diagnostic push
 #pragma ide diagnostic ignored "OCUnusedMethodInspection"
 
+#define INCREASE_TIMEOUT_RATIO 1.5
+
 typedef int (^RetryDelayCalcBlock)(int, int, int); // int totalRetriesAllowed, int retriesRemaining, int delayBetweenIntervalsModifier
 
 @interface AFHTTPRequestOperationManager (AutoRetry)
 
-- (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
+- (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:(NSMutableURLRequest *)request
                                                     success:(void (^)(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject))success
                                                     failure:(void (^)(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error))failure
                                                 autoRetryOf:(int)retriesRemaining
@@ -115,4 +117,4 @@ typedef int (^RetryDelayCalcBlock)(int, int, int); // int totalRetriesAllowed, i
 
 @end
 
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
\ No newline at end of file
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
diff --git a/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.m b/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.m
index a0c96ad..4366c92 100644
--- a/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.m
+++ b/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager+AutoRetry.m
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ - (id)operationsDict {
     return self.__operationsDict;
 }
 
-- (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
+- (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:(NSMutableURLRequest *)request
                                                     success:(void (^)(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject))success
                                                     failure:(void (^)(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error))failure
                                                 autoRetryOf:(int)retriesRemaining retryInterval:(int)intervalInSeconds {
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ - (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)requ
                 [self.operationQueue addOperation:retryOperation];
             };
             RetryDelayCalcBlock delayCalc = self.retryDelayCalcBlock;
+            
+            if ([request isKindOfClass:[NSMutableURLRequest class]]) {
+                request.timeoutInterval=request.timeoutInterval*INCREASE_TIMEOUT_RATIO;
+                NSLog(@"AutoRetry: increasing time to %f seconds...", request.timeoutInterval);
+            } else {
+                NSLog(@"AutoRetry: not increasing timeout");
+            }
+            
             int intervalToWait = delayCalc(originalRetryCount, retriesRemainingCount, intervalInSeconds);
             if (intervalToWait > 0) {
                 NSLog(@"AutoRetry: Delaying retry for %d seconds...", intervalToWait);
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ - (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)requ
                 addRetryOperation();
             }
         } else {
-            NSLog(@"AutoRetry: Request failed %d times: %@", originalRetryCount, error.localizedDescription);
+            NSLog(@"AutoRetry: Request %@ failed %d times: %@",request, originalRetryCount, error.localizedDescription);
             NSLog(@"AutoRetry: No more retries allowed! executing supplied failure block...");
             failure(operation, error);
             NSLog(@"AutoRetry: done.");
@@ -227,4 +235,4 @@ - (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)DELETE:(NSString *)URLString
 
 @end
 
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
\ No newline at end of file
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop