diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cec3a013b..bfcf6fe0c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source 'http://gemcutter.org'
 
 gem 'rake'
-gem 'excon', '>= 0.1.0'
+gem 'excon', '>= 0.1.1'
 gem 'formatador', ">= 0.0.10"
 gem 'json', ">= 0"
 gem 'mime-types', ">= 0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ad507b13d..be4710c04 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies:
   excon: 
     group: 
     - :default
-    version: ">= 0.1.0"
+    version: ">= 0.1.1"
   builder: 
     group: 
     - :default
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ specs:
 - builder: 
     version: 2.1.2
 - excon: 
-    version: 0.1.0
+    version: 0.1.1
 - formatador: 
     version: 0.0.14
 - gestalt: 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ specs:
     version: 0.4.0
 - shindo: 
     version: 0.1.6
-hash: 8e1636212741876b9021efe871e1f6cd8969ab94
+hash: 566a73651b09dfc6a62475d86d7f75545ce12990
 sources: 
 - Rubygems: 
     uri: http://gemcutter.org
diff --git a/fog.gemspec b/fog.gemspec
index 03ca5ad67..b5234e21e 100644
--- a/fog.gemspec
+++ b/fog.gemspec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   ## List your runtime dependencies here. Runtime dependencies are those
   ## that are needed for an end user to actually USE your code.
-  s.add_dependency('excon', '>=0.1.0')
+  s.add_dependency('excon', '>=0.1.1')
   s.add_dependency('formatador', '>=0.0.10')
   s.add_dependency('json')
   s.add_dependency('mime-types')
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb b/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb
index 03fe02e9f..706c8a3d6 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb
@@ -160,13 +160,16 @@ module Fog
             end
           @port   = options[:port]      || 443
           @scheme = options[:scheme]    || 'https'
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
+        end
+
+        def reload
+          @connection.reset
         end
 
         private
 
         def request(params)
-          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
-
           idempotent  = params.delete(:idempotent)
           parser      = params.delete(:parser)
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb b/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb
index d48d178e7..f9f67b29c 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ module Fog
           end
           @port       = options[:port]      || 443
           @scheme     = options[:scheme]    || 'https'
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
+        end
+
+        def reload
+          @connection.reset
         end
 
         private
 
         def request(params)
-          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
-
           idempotent  = params.delete(:idempotent)
           parser      = params.delete(:parser)
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/s3.rb b/lib/fog/aws/s3.rb
index 18ad38cde..4716405da 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/s3.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/s3.rb
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ module Fog
             end
           @port   = options[:port]      || 443
           @scheme = options[:scheme]    || 'https'
-          reload
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent] || true)
         end
 
         def reload
-          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
+          @connection.reset
         end
 
         private
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/simpledb.rb b/lib/fog/aws/simpledb.rb
index 92ed83f0e..adc647f83 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/simpledb.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/simpledb.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ module Fog
           @nil_string = options[:nil_string]|| 'nil'
           @port       = options[:port]      || 443
           @scheme     = options[:scheme]    || 'https'
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
         end
 
         private
@@ -117,8 +118,11 @@ module Fog
           encoded_attributes
         end
 
+        def reload
+          @connection.reset
+        end
+
         def request(params)
-          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
           idempotent = params.delete(:idempotent)
           parser = params.delete(:parser)
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/bluebox.rb b/lib/fog/bluebox.rb
index 17484798b..b7585a617 100644
--- a/lib/fog/bluebox.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/bluebox.rb
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ module Fog
         @host   = options[:bluebox_host]    || "boxpanel.blueboxgrp.com"
         @port   = options[:bluebox_port]    || 443
         @scheme = options[:bluebox_scheme]  || 'https'
+        @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
+      end
+
+      def reload
+        @connection.reset
       end
 
       def request(params)
-        @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
         params[:headers] ||= {}
         params[:headers].merge!({
           'Authorization' => "Basic #{Base64.encode64([@bluebox_customer_id, @bluebox_api_key].join(':')).delete("\r\n")}"
diff --git a/lib/fog/connection.rb b/lib/fog/connection.rb
index c4adbc8a9..9a4d819c5 100644
--- a/lib/fog/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/connection.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 module Fog
   class Connection
 
-    def initialize(url)
+    def initialize(url, persistent=false)
       @excon = Excon.new(url)
+      @persistent = persistent
     end
 
     def request(params, &block)
+      unless @persistent
+        reset
+      end
       unless block_given?
         if (parser = params.delete(:parser))
           body = Nokogiri::XML::SAX::PushParser.new(parser)
@@ -23,5 +27,9 @@ module Fog
       response
     end
 
+    def reset
+      @excon.reset
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/files.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/files.rb
index 428c683fd..838944fe0 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/files.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/files.rb
@@ -78,20 +78,27 @@ module Fog
         def initialize(options={})
           credentials = Fog::Rackspace.authenticate(options)
           @auth_token = credentials['X-Auth-Token']
+
           cdn_uri = URI.parse(credentials['X-CDN-Management-Url'])
           @cdn_host   = cdn_uri.host
           @cdn_path   = cdn_uri.path
           @cdn_port   = cdn_uri.port
           @cdn_scheme = cdn_uri.scheme
+          @cdn_connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@cdn_scheme}://#{@cdn_host}:#{@cdn_port}", options[:persistent])
+
           storage_uri = URI.parse(credentials['X-Storage-Url'])
           @storage_host   = storage_uri.host
           @storage_path   = storage_uri.path
           @storage_port   = storage_uri.port
           @storage_scheme = storage_uri.scheme
+          @storage_connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@storage_scheme}://#{@storage_host}:#{@storage_port}", options[:persistent])
+        end
+
+        def reload
+          @connection.reset
         end
 
         def cdn_request(params)
-          @cdn_connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@cdn_scheme}://#{@cdn_host}:#{@cdn_port}")
           response = @cdn_connection.request(params.merge!({
             :headers  => {
               'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
@@ -107,7 +114,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def storage_request(params, parse_json = true, &block)
-          @storage_connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@storage_scheme}://#{@storage_host}:#{@storage_port}")
           response = @storage_connection.request(params.merge!({
             :headers  => {
               'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/servers.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/servers.rb
index 67a3bcc29..fc98084d6 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/servers.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/servers.rb
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@ module Fog
           @path   = uri.path
           @port   = uri.port
           @scheme = uri.scheme
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
+        end
+
+        def reload
+          @connection.reset
         end
 
         def request(params)
-          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
           begin
             response = @connection.request(params.merge!({
               :headers  => {
diff --git a/lib/fog/slicehost.rb b/lib/fog/slicehost.rb
index 6b3e8dcd4..0afad97b3 100644
--- a/lib/fog/slicehost.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/slicehost.rb
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ module Fog
         @host   = options[:host]    || "api.slicehost.com"
         @port   = options[:port]    || 443
         @scheme = options[:scheme]  || 'https'
+        @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
+      end
+
+      def reload
+        @connection.reset
       end
 
       def request(params)
-        @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
         params[:headers] ||= {}
         params[:headers].merge!({
           'Authorization' => "Basic #{Base64.encode64(@slicehost_password).delete("\r\n")}"
diff --git a/lib/fog/terremark/ecloud.rb b/lib/fog/terremark/ecloud.rb
index b7b08392a..bcbb6c589 100644
--- a/lib/fog/terremark/ecloud.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/terremark/ecloud.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ module Fog
           @path   = options[:path]   || Fog::Terremark::Ecloud::Defaults::PATH
           @port   = options[:port]   || Fog::Terremark::Ecloud::Defaults::PORT
           @scheme = options[:scheme] || Fog::Terremark::Ecloud::Defaults::SCHEME
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
         end
 
       end
diff --git a/lib/fog/terremark/shared.rb b/lib/fog/terremark/shared.rb
index 555ba312f..88f3e33c0 100644
--- a/lib/fog/terremark/shared.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/terremark/shared.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ module Fog
           response.headers['Set-Cookie']
         end
 
+        def reload
+          @connection.reset
+        end
+
         def request(params)
-          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
           unless @cookie
             @cookie = auth_token
           end
diff --git a/lib/fog/terremark/vcloud.rb b/lib/fog/terremark/vcloud.rb
index aa03f3d87..9c5069766 100644
--- a/lib/fog/terremark/vcloud.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/terremark/vcloud.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ module Fog
           @path   = options[:path]   || Fog::Terremark::Vcloud::Defaults::PATH
           @port   = options[:port]   || Fog::Terremark::Vcloud::Defaults::PORT
           @scheme = options[:scheme] || Fog::Terremark::Vcloud::Defaults::SCHEME
+          @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
         end
 
         def default_vdc_id