diff --git a/lib/vaultex/client.ex b/lib/vaultex/client.ex
index 14630ba..c1ecce0 100644
--- a/lib/vaultex/client.ex
+++ b/lib/vaultex/client.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Client do
 
   def init(state) do
     url = "#{get_env(:scheme)}://#{get_env(:host)}:#{get_env(:port)}/#{@version}/"
-	{:ok, Map.merge(state, %{url: url})}
+    {:ok, Map.merge(state, %{url: url})}
+  end
+
+  def handle_call({:auth, {:github, github_token}}, _from, state) do
+    {:ok, req} = request(:post, "#{state.url}auth/github/login", %{token: github_token})
+    Logger.debug("Got auth response: #{inspect req}")
+
+    {:reply, {:ok, :authenticated}, Map.merge(state, %{token: req["auth"]["client_token"]})} 
   end
 
   # authenticate and save the access token in `token`
@@ -48,8 +55,9 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Client do
     {:ok, req} = request(:post, "#{state.url}auth/app-id/login", %{app_id: app_id, user_id: user_id})
     Logger.debug("Got auth reponse: #{inspect req}")
 
-	{:reply, {:ok, :authenticated}, Map.merge(state, %{token: req["auth"]["client_token"]})}
+    {:reply, {:ok, :authenticated}, Map.merge(state, %{token: req["auth"]["client_token"]})}
   end
+
   def handle_call({:auth, {:token, token}}, _from, state) do
     Logger.debug("Merged in token auth")
 	{:reply, {:ok, :authenticated}, Map.merge(state, %{token: token})}
@@ -117,27 +125,24 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Client do
   end
   defp request(method, url, params, auth) do
     case get_content(method, url, params, auth) do
-      {:ok, code, _headers, body_ref} ->
-        {:ok, res} = :hackney.body body_ref
+      {:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 200, body: res}} ->
         Logger.debug("[body] #{inspect res}")
-		case Poison.decode(res) do
-		  {:ok, json} ->
-			cond do
-			  200 ->
-				{:ok, json}
-			  204 ->
-				{:ok, :no_data}
-			  code in 400..599 ->
-				{:error, {{:http_status, code}, json}}
-			  true ->
-				{:error, res}
-			end
-		  {:error, json_err} ->
+        case Poison.decode(res) do
+          {:ok, json} ->
+            {:ok, json}
+          {:error, json_err} ->
             case res do
               "" -> {:ok, :no_data}
-			  _  -> {:error, json_err}
+              _  -> {:error, json_err}
             end
-		end
+        end
+      {:ok, %HTTPoison.AsyncResponse{id: {:maybe_redirect, _status, headers, _client}}} ->
+        case Enum.find(headers, fn ({key, val}) -> key == "Location" end) do
+          nil ->
+            {:error, "Error redirecting"}
+          {_key, new_url} ->
+            request(method, new_url, params, auth)
+        end
       error -> error
     end
   end
@@ -154,10 +159,12 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Client do
     case Poison.encode(params) do
       # empty params
       {:ok, "null"} ->
-        :hackney.request(method, url, headers)
+        HTTPoison.request(method, url, "", headers, [follow_redirect: true, hackney: [ssl_options: [versions: [:"tlsv1.2"]]]])
+
       {:ok, json} ->
         Logger.debug("[JSON] #{inspect json}")
-        :hackney.request(method, url, headers, json)
+        HTTPoison.request(method, url, json, headers, [follow_redirect: true, hackney: [ssl_options: [versions: [:"tlsv1.2"]]]])
+
       error -> error
     end
   end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 11f47c5..ba66085 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Mixfile do
 
   def project do
     [app: :vaultex,
-     version: "0.0.1",
+     version: "0.0.3",
      elixir: "~> 1.1",
      build_embedded: Mix.env == :prod,
      start_permanent: Mix.env == :prod,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Mixfile do
   #
   # Type "mix help compile.app" for more information
   def application do
-    [applications: [:logger, :hackney, :poison],
+    [applications: [:logger, :httpoison, :poison],
      mod: {Vaultex, []}]
   end
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ defmodule Vaultex.Mixfile do
   #
   # Type "mix help deps" for more examples and options
   defp deps do
-	[{:hackney, "~> 1.3"},
-	  {:poison, "~> 1.5"}
+	[{:httpoison, "~> 0.8.1"},
+	 {:poison, "~> 1.5"}
 	]
   end
 end
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 493134e..22bc9ef 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-%{"hackney": {:hex, :hackney, "1.3.2"},
-  "idna": {:hex, :idna, "1.0.2"},
-  "poison": {:hex, :poison, "1.5.0"},
+%{"certifi": {:hex, :certifi, "0.3.0"},
+  "hackney": {:hex, :hackney, "1.4.10"},
+  "httpoison": {:hex, :httpoison, "0.8.1"},
+  "idna": {:hex, :idna, "1.1.0"},
+  "mimerl": {:hex, :mimerl, "1.0.2"},
+  "poison": {:hex, :poison, "1.5.2"},
   "ssl_verify_hostname": {:hex, :ssl_verify_hostname, "1.0.5"}}