diff --git a/src/gleam/hackney.gleam b/src/gleam/hackney.gleam
index 3cdd77d..37f207e 100644
--- a/src/gleam/hackney.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/hackney.gleam
@@ -15,28 +15,41 @@ pub type Error {
   Other(Dynamic)
 }
 
+pub type Option {
+  WithBody(Bool)
+  ConnectTimeout(Int)
+  RecvTimeout(Int)
+}
+
 @external(erlang, "gleam_hackney_ffi", "send")
 fn ffi_send(
   a: Method,
   b: String,
   c: List(http.Header),
   d: BytesTree,
+  e: List(Option),
 ) -> Result(Response(BitArray), Error)
 
-// TODO: test
-pub fn send_bits(
-  request: Request(BytesTree),
-) -> Result(Response(BitArray), Error) {
+pub fn dispatch_bits(request, options) {
   use response <- result.try(
     request
     |> request.to_uri
     |> uri.to_string
-    |> ffi_send(request.method, _, request.headers, request.body),
+    |> ffi_send(request.method, _, request.headers, request.body, options),
   )
   let headers = list.map(response.headers, normalise_header)
   Ok(Response(..response, headers: headers))
 }
 
+// TODO: test
+pub fn send_bits(
+  request: Request(BytesTree),
+) -> Result(Response(BitArray), Error) {
+  dispatch_bits(request, [
+    WithBody(True),
+  ])
+}
+
 pub fn send(req: Request(String)) -> Result(Response(String), Error) {
   use resp <- result.try(
     req
diff --git a/src/gleam_hackney_ffi.erl b/src/gleam_hackney_ffi.erl
index ca01f15..91736ce 100644
--- a/src/gleam_hackney_ffi.erl
+++ b/src/gleam_hackney_ffi.erl
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 -module(gleam_hackney_ffi).
 
--export([send/4]).
+-export([send/5]).
 
-send(Method, Url, Headers, Body) ->
-    Options = [{with_body, true}],
+send(Method, Url, Headers, Body, Options) ->
     case hackney:request(Method, Url, Headers, Body, Options) of
         {ok, Status, ResponseHeaders, ResponseBody} -> 
             {ok, {response, Status, ResponseHeaders, ResponseBody}};