diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index e30c3b4..9a9839c 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var https = require("https");
 var json = require("./json");
 var url = require("url");
 var util = require("util");
+var _ = require('lodash');
 
 /*section: client
  *comment: |
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ var client = function(){
     this.api_key = null;
     this.app_key = null;
     this.proxy_agent = null;
+    this.http_options = null;
     this.api_version = "v1";
     this.api_host = "app.datadoghq.com";
 };
@@ -66,12 +68,12 @@ client.prototype.request = function(method, path, params, callback){
         "query": query,
     });
 
-    var http_options = {
+    var http_options = _.assign({
         hostname: this.api_host,
         port: 443,
         method: method.toUpperCase(),
         path: path
-    };
+    }, this.http_options);
 
     if(this.proxy_agent){
         http_options["agent"] = this.proxy_agent;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd65a83..f5d9cf5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     "extend": "^3.0.0",
     "json-bigint": "^0.1.4",
     "minimist": "^1.1.1",
-    "rc": "^1.0.0"
+    "rc": "^1.0.0",
+    "lodash": "latest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "bignumber.js": "^2.0.7",