diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 3018efe8..cac52e0a 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
     if (project.properties['android.useAndroidX'] == 'true' || project.properties['android.useAndroidX'] == true) {
         api "androidx.tonyodev.fetch2:xfetch2:3.1.4"
+        implementation "androidx.tonyodev.fetch2okhttp:xfetch2okhttp:3.1.4"
     } else {
         api "com.tonyodev.fetch2:fetch2:3.0.10"
+        implementation "com.tonyodev.fetch2okhttp:fetch2okhttp:3.0.10"
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java
index 0c976a15..f932472d 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
 import com.tonyodev.fetch2.Download;
+import com.tonyodev.fetch2core.Downloader;
+import com.tonyodev.fetch2okhttp.OkHttpDownloader;
 import com.tonyodev.fetch2.Error;
 import com.tonyodev.fetch2.Fetch;
 import com.tonyodev.fetch2.FetchConfiguration;
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+
 public class RNBackgroundDownloaderModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements FetchListener {
 
   private static final int TASK_RUNNING = 0;
@@ -72,15 +76,17 @@ public class RNBackgroundDownloaderModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule imp
   private DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter ee;
   private Date lastProgressReport = new Date();
   private HashMap<String, WritableMap> progressReports = new HashMap<>();
-  private static Object sharedLock = new Object(); 
+  private static Object sharedLock = new Object();
 
   public RNBackgroundDownloaderModule(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
     super(reactContext);
-
+    OkHttpClient okHttpClient = new OkHttpClient.Builder().build();
+    final Downloader okHttpDownloader = new OkHttpDownloader(okHttpClient,
+                Downloader.FileDownloaderType.PARALLEL);
     loadConfigMap();
     FetchConfiguration fetchConfiguration = new FetchConfiguration.Builder(this.getReactApplicationContext())
             .setDownloadConcurrentLimit(4)
-            .setNamespace("RNBackgroundDownloader")
+            .setHttpDownloader(okHttpDownloader)
             .build();
     fetch = Fetch.Impl.getInstance(fetchConfiguration);
     fetch.addListener(this);
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ private void loadConfigMap() {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
   }
-  
+
   private int convertErrorCode(Error error) {
     if ((error == Error.FILE_NOT_CREATED)
     || (error == Error.WRITE_PERMISSION_DENIED)) {
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ public void download(ReadableMap options) {
 
     RNBGDTaskConfig config = new RNBGDTaskConfig(id);
     final Request request = new Request(url, destination);
+    request.setAutoRetryMaxAttempts(15);
     if (headers != null) {
       ReadableMapKeySetIterator it = headers.keySetIterator();
       while (it.hasNextKey()) {
@@ -205,7 +212,7 @@ public void download(ReadableMap options) {
     }
     request.setPriority(options.hasKey("priority") ? Priority.valueOf(options.getInt("priority")) : Priority.NORMAL);
     request.setNetworkType(options.hasKey("network") ? NetworkType.valueOf(options.getInt("network")) : NetworkType.ALL);
-    
+
     fetch.enqueue(request, new Func<Request>() {
         @Override
         public void call(Request download) {
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ public void call(Request download) {
         @Override
         public void call(Error error) {
           //An error occurred when enqueuing a request.
-          
+
           WritableMap params = Arguments.createMap();
           params.putString("id", id);
           params.putString("error", error.toString());