diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30de0f6..0e965ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xrpio",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://gitea.nitowa.xyz/npm-packages/xrpio.git"
diff --git a/src/util/types.ts b/src/util/types.ts
index 487ef7a..c6a9295 100644
--- a/src/util/types.ts
+++ b/src/util/types.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ export type TxHash = string
 export type Options = {
     debug?: boolean
     connectionTimeout?: number
-    readFreshApi?: boolean
+    readMaxRetry?: number
+    readRetryTimeout?: number
 }
 
 export const defaultOptions = {
     debug: false,
     connectionTimeout: 100000,
-    readFreshApi: true
+    readFreshApi: true,
+    readMaxRetry: -1,
+    readRetryTimeout: 1000
   }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/xrpIO/xrpl-binding.ts b/src/xrpIO/xrpl-binding.ts
index 1d20842..eb642a1 100644
--- a/src/xrpIO/xrpl-binding.ts
+++ b/src/xrpIO/xrpl-binding.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ export class xrpIO {
     private options: Options = defaultOptions
   ) {
 
-    this.options.debug = this.options.debug ? Boolean(this.options.debug) : defaultOptions.debug
-    this.options.connectionTimeout = this.options.connectionTimeout ? Number(this.options.connectionTimeout) : defaultOptions.connectionTimeout
-    this.options.readFreshApi = this.options.readFreshApi ? Boolean(this.options.readFreshApi) : defaultOptions.readFreshApi
+    this.options.debug = options.debug ? Boolean(options.debug) : defaultOptions.debug
+    this.options.connectionTimeout = options.connectionTimeout ? Number(options.connectionTimeout) : defaultOptions.connectionTimeout
+    this.options.readMaxRetry = options.readMaxRetry ? Number(options.readMaxRetry) : defaultOptions.readMaxRetry
+    this.options.readRetryTimeout = options.readRetryTimeout ? Number(options.readRetryTimeout) : defaultOptions.readRetryTimeout
 
     this.api = new Client(server, {
       connectionTimeout: this.options.connectionTimeout
@@ -101,30 +102,22 @@ export class xrpIO {
     return tx.result.hash
   }
 
-  private async getTransaction(hash: string): Promise<TxResponse> {
+  private async getTransaction(hash: string, retry=0): Promise<TxResponse> {
     this.dbg("Getting Tx", hash)
-
-    if (this.options.readFreshApi) {
-      let _api = await this.cloneApi()
-      while (true) {
-        try {
-          const response = await _api.request({
-            command: 'tx',
-            transaction: hash,
-          })
-          await _api.disconnect()
-          return response
-        } catch (e) {
-          this.dbg("Retrying to get", hash)
-          await _api.disconnect()
-          _api = await this.cloneApi()
-        }
-      }
-    }else{
+    try{
       return await this.api.request({
         command: 'tx',
         transaction: hash,
       })
+    }catch(e){
+      this.dbg(e)
+      if(this.options.readMaxRetry != -1){
+        if(retry >= this.options.readMaxRetry)
+          console.error("Retry limit exceeded for", hash, ". this is an irrecoverable error")
+          throw e
+      }
+      await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, this.options.readRetryTimeout))
+      return await this.getTransaction(hash, retry+1)
     }
   }