diff --git a/src/util/request.rs b/src/util/request.rs
index 16f4d4f..ad1352d 100644
--- a/src/util/request.rs
+++ b/src/util/request.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 pub struct Request<'a> {
+    pub client: reqwest::Client,
     pub base_url: &'a str,
     pub full_url: Option<&'a str>,
 }
@@ -8,6 +10,11 @@ pub struct Request<'a> {
 impl<'a> Request<'a> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Request {
+            client: reqwest::ClientBuilder::new()
+                .use_rustls_tls()
+                .timeout(Duration::from_secs(30))
+                .build()
+                .unwrap(),
             base_url: "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/football",
             full_url: None,
         }
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ impl<'a> Request<'a> {
         T: for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,
     {
         println!("{}", url);
-        let api_result = match reqwest::get(url).await {
+        let api_result = match self.client.get(url).send().await {
             Ok(r) => r,
             Err(e) => return Err(Box::new(e)),
         };