diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e350174..656c0b1 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import time
 from typing import Optional
 import urllib.parse
 
+import certifi
 import click
 import minio
 import requests
+import urllib3
 
 from progress import Progress
 
@@ -164,8 +166,23 @@ def single_impl(item_directory: pathlib.Path, ia_collection: str, ia_item_title:
 
         def create_client():
             logging.info("Connecting to minio...")
+            cert_check = True
+            timeout = datetime.timedelta(seconds=30).seconds
+            total_timeout = datetime.timedelta(seconds=60).seconds
+            hclient = urllib3.PoolManager(
+                timeout=urllib3.util.Timeout(connect=timeout, read=timeout, total=total_timeout),
+                maxsize=10,
+                cert_reqs='CERT_REQUIRED' if cert_check else 'CERT_NONE',
+                ca_certs=os.environ.get('SSL_CERT_FILE') or certifi.where(),
+                retries=urllib3.Retry(
+                    total=5,
+                    backoff_factor=0.2,
+                    backoff_max=30,
+                    status_forcelist=[500, 502, 503, 504]
+                )
+            )
             return minio.Minio(endpoint=ep, access_key=parsed_url.username, secret_key=parsed_url.password,
-                               secure=secure)
+                               secure=secure, http_client=hclient)
 
         client = retry_failures(create_client, "Failed to connect to minio")