diff --git a/lib/tentacat.ex b/lib/tentacat.ex
index cd2cfc9..a46d247 100644
--- a/lib/tentacat.ex
+++ b/lib/tentacat.ex
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ defmodule Tentacat do
   end
 
   def json_request(method, url, body \\ "", headers \\ [], options \\ []) do
-    request!(method, url, JSX.encode!(body), headers, options) |> process_response
+    raw_request(method, url, JSX.encode!(body), headers, options)
   end
 
   def raw_request(method, url, body \\ "", headers \\ [], options \\ []) do
-    request!(method, url, body, headers, options) |> process_response
+    extra_options = Application.get_env(:tentacat, :request_options, [])
+    request!(method, url, body, headers, extra_options ++ options) |> process_response
   end
 
   @spec url(client :: Client.t, path :: binary) :: binary