diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index bbb4b32..7c187d4 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include LICENSE
-include README.md
+include README*.md
 include RELEASE-VERSION
 include version.py
 # recursive-include docs *
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b3e1ed..e6b7253 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@ MINIO_POLICY_HOOKS: List[Tuple[str, dict]] = []
 # MINIO_MEDIA_FILES_BUCKET = 'my-media-files-bucket'  # replacement for MEDIA_ROOT
 # MINIO_STATIC_FILES_BUCKET = 'my-static-files-bucket'  # replacement for STATIC_ROOT
 MINIO_BUCKET_CHECK_ON_SAVE = True  # Default: True // Creates bucket if missing, then save
+
+# Custom HTTP Client (OPTIONAL)
+import os
+import certifi
+import urllib3
+timeout = timedelta(minutes=5).seconds
+ca_certs = os.environ.get('SSL_CERT_FILE') or certifi.where()
+MINIO_HTTP_CLIENT: urllib3.poolmanager.PoolManager = urllib3.PoolManager(
+    timeout=urllib3.util.Timeout(connect=timeout, read=timeout),
+    maxsize=10,
+    cert_reqs='CERT_REQUIRED',
+    ca_certs=ca_certs,
+    retries=urllib3.Retry(
+        total=5,
+        backoff_factor=0.2,
+        status_forcelist=[500, 502, 503, 504]
+    )
+)
 ```
 
 4. Implement your own Attachment handler and integrate **django-minio-backend**:
diff --git a/django_minio_backend/models.py b/django_minio_backend/models.py
index a3cc080..abe4fe2 100644
--- a/django_minio_backend/models.py
+++ b/django_minio_backend/models.py
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ def __init__(self,
             raise ConfigurationError(f'The configured bucket ({self.bucket}) must be declared either in MINIO_PRIVATE_BUCKETS or MINIO_PUBLIC_BUCKETS')
 
         # https://docs.min.io/docs/python-client-api-reference.html
-        self.HTTP_CLIENT: urllib3.poolmanager.PoolManager = self._META_KWARGS.get("http_client", None)
+        http_client_from_kwargs = self._META_KWARGS.get("http_client", None)
+        http_client_from_settings = get_setting("MINIO_HTTP_CLIENT")
+        self.HTTP_CLIENT: urllib3.poolmanager.PoolManager = http_client_from_kwargs or http_client_from_settings
 
         bucket_name_intersection: List[str] = list(set(self.PRIVATE_BUCKETS) & set(self.PUBLIC_BUCKETS))
         if bucket_name_intersection: