diff --git a/apub-reqwest/Cargo.toml b/apub-reqwest/Cargo.toml
index 2f31c72..71b566a 100644
--- a/apub-reqwest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apub-reqwest/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 apub-core = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../apub-core/" }
 async-trait = "0.1.51"
-http-signature-normalization-reqwest = { version = "0.2.1", default-features = false, features = ["digest"] }
+http-signature-normalization-reqwest = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["digest", "middleware"] }
 httpdate = "1.0.2"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.6", default-features = false, features = ["json"] }
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
 serde = "1"
 serde_json = "1"
 thiserror = "1"
diff --git a/apub-reqwest/src/lib.rs b/apub-reqwest/src/lib.rs
index 3f1d336..9f6a7ce 100644
--- a/apub-reqwest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apub-reqwest/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::{
     digest::{DigestCreate, SignExt},
     prelude::{Sign as _, SignError},
 };
-use reqwest::{
-    header::{ACCEPT, CONTENT_TYPE, DATE},
-    Client,
-};
+use reqwest::header::{ACCEPT, CONTENT_TYPE, DATE};
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ pub use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::Config as SignatureConfig;
 /// ```rust
 /// use apub_reqwest::{ReqwestClient, SignatureConfig};
 /// use apub_rustcrypto::Rustcrypto;
+/// use reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder;
 /// use rsa::RsaPrivateKey;
 ///
 /// fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
@@ -37,13 +36,14 @@ pub use http_signature_normalization_reqwest::Config as SignatureConfig;
 ///     let signature_config = SignatureConfig::default();
 ///
 ///     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+///     let client = ClientBuilder::new(client).build();
 ///
 ///     let reqwest_client = ReqwestClient::new(client, signature_config, &crypto);
 ///     Ok(())
 /// }
 /// ```
 pub struct ReqwestClient<Crypto> {
-    client: Client,
+    client: ClientWithMiddleware,
     config: SignatureConfig,
     crypto: Crypto,
 }
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ pub enum ReqwestError<E: std::error::Error + Send> {
     #[error(transparent)]
     Reqwest(#[from] reqwest::Error),
 
+    /// Middleware errors
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Middleware(#[from] reqwest_middleware::Error),
+
     /// Failed to serialize the json request body
     #[error(transparent)]
     Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ where
     SignTraitError<Crypto>: std::error::Error,
 {
     /// Create a new Client & Repo implementation backed by the reqwest client
-    pub fn new(client: Client, config: SignatureConfig, crypto: Crypto) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(client: ClientWithMiddleware, config: SignatureConfig, crypto: Crypto) -> Self {
         Self {
             client,
             config,
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ where
     where
         Id: Dereference,
     {
-        let response = self
+        let request = self
             .client
             .get(url.as_str())
             .header(ACCEPT, "application/activity+json")
@@ -133,9 +137,9 @@ where
                 let sign = self.crypto.signer();
 
                 move |signing_string| sign.sign(signing_string).map_err(SignatureError::Signer)
-            })?
-            .send()
-            .await?;
+            })?;
+
+        let response = self.client.execute(request).await?;
 
         Ok(Some(response.json().await?))
     }
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ where
             async move {
                 let activity_string = serde_json::to_string(activity)?;
 
-                let response = self
+                let request = self
                     .client
                     .post(inbox.as_str())
                     .header(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/activity+json")
@@ -197,6 +201,8 @@ where
                     )
                     .await?;
 
+                let response = self.client.execute(request).await?;
+
                 if !response.status().is_success() {
                     return Err(ReqwestError::Status(response.status().as_u16()));
                 }
diff --git a/examples/reqwest-example/Cargo.toml b/examples/reqwest-example/Cargo.toml
index 7c69a8b..411855e 100644
--- a/examples/reqwest-example/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/reqwest-example/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ apub = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../", features = ["with-reqwest", "with-o
 example-types = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../example-types/" }
 openssl = "0.10.13"
 reqwest = "0.11.6"
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
 tokio = { version = "1.14.0", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/examples/reqwest-example/src/main.rs b/examples/reqwest-example/src/main.rs
index 3133057..5ab28f9 100644
--- a/examples/reqwest-example/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/reqwest-example/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use apub::{
 };
 use example_types::{object_id, NoteType, ObjectId};
 use openssl::{pkey::PKey, rsa::Rsa};
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut breakers = BreakerSession::limit(10, Duration::from_secs(60 * 60));
 
     let mut session = (RequestCountSession::max(30), &mut breakers);
-    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+    let client = ClientBuilder::new(reqwest::Client::new()).build();
 
     let reqwest_client = ReqwestClient::new(client, config, &crypto);