diff --git a/Puc/v4/Plugin/UpdateChecker.php b/Puc/v4/Plugin/UpdateChecker.php
index 3035a34..0201bed 100644
--- a/Puc/v4/Plugin/UpdateChecker.php
+++ b/Puc/v4/Plugin/UpdateChecker.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Plugin_UpdateChecker', false) ):
 		 * @param array $queryArgs Additional query arguments to append to the request. Optional.
 		 * @return Puc_v4_Plugin_Info
 		 */
-		public function requestInfo($queryArgs = array()){
+		public function requestInfo($queryArgs = array()) {
 			//Query args to append to the URL. Plugins can add their own by using a filter callback (see addQueryArgFilter()).
 			$installedVersion = $this->getInstalledVersion();
 			$queryArgs['installed_version'] = ($installedVersion !== null) ? $installedVersion : '';
diff --git a/Puc/v4/Vcs/Api.php b/Puc/v4/Vcs/Api.php
index 7d5dd32..00034f0 100644
--- a/Puc/v4/Vcs/Api.php
+++ b/Puc/v4/Vcs/Api.php
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Vcs_Api') ):
 		 */
 		protected $credentials = null;
 
+		/**
+		 * @var string The filter tag that's used to filter options passed to wp_remote_get.
+		 * For example, "puc_request_info_options-slug" or "puc_request_update_options_theme-slug".
+		 */
+		protected $httpFilterName = '';
+
 		/**
 		 * Puc_v4_Vcs_Api constructor.
 		 *
@@ -222,6 +228,13 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Vcs_Api') ):
 		public function signDownloadUrl($url) {
 			return $url;
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @param string $filterName
+		 */
+		public function setHttpFilterName($filterName) {
+			$this->httpFilterName = $filterName;
+		}
 	}
 
 endif;
diff --git a/Puc/v4/Vcs/BitBucketApi.php b/Puc/v4/Vcs/BitBucketApi.php
index a82139f..2d7f682 100644
--- a/Puc/v4/Vcs/BitBucketApi.php
+++ b/Puc/v4/Vcs/BitBucketApi.php
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Vcs_BitBucketApi', false) ):
 				$url = $this->oauth->sign($url,'GET');
 			}
 
-			$response = wp_remote_get($url, array('timeout' => 10));
-			//var_dump($response);
+			$options = array('timeout' => 10);
+			if ( !empty($this->httpFilterName) ) {
+				$options = apply_filters($this->httpFilterName, $options);
+			}
+			$response = wp_remote_get($url, $options);
 			if ( is_wp_error($response) ) {
 				return $response;
 			}
diff --git a/Puc/v4/Vcs/GitHubApi.php b/Puc/v4/Vcs/GitHubApi.php
index 3e3e74d..d3168ba 100644
--- a/Puc/v4/Vcs/GitHubApi.php
+++ b/Puc/v4/Vcs/GitHubApi.php
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Vcs_GitHubApi', false) ):
 				$url = add_query_arg($queryParams, $url);
 			}
 
-			$response = wp_remote_get($url, array('timeout' => 10));
+			$options = array('timeout' => 10);
+			if ( !empty($this->httpFilterName) ) {
+				$options = apply_filters($this->httpFilterName, $options);
+			}
+			$response = wp_remote_get($url, $options);
 			if ( is_wp_error($response) ) {
 				return $response;
 			}
diff --git a/Puc/v4/Vcs/PluginUpdateChecker.php b/Puc/v4/Vcs/PluginUpdateChecker.php
index acf3095..9e0e46c 100644
--- a/Puc/v4/Vcs/PluginUpdateChecker.php
+++ b/Puc/v4/Vcs/PluginUpdateChecker.php
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Vcs_PluginUpdateChecker') ):
 		 */
 		public function __construct($api, $pluginFile, $slug = '', $checkPeriod = 12, $optionName = '', $muPluginFile = '') {
 			$this->api = $api;
+			$this->api->setHttpFilterName($this->getUniqueName('request_info_options'));
+
 			parent::__construct($api->getRepositoryUrl(), $pluginFile, $slug, $checkPeriod, $optionName, $muPluginFile);
 		}
 
-		//TODO: Do something about this unused parameter.
-		public function requestInfo($queryArgs = array()) {
+		public function requestInfo($unusedParameter = null) {
 			//We have to make several remote API requests to gather all the necessary info
 			//which can take a while on slow networks.
 			set_time_limit(60);
diff --git a/Puc/v4/Vcs/ThemeUpdateChecker.php b/Puc/v4/Vcs/ThemeUpdateChecker.php
index 5390b3d..f69832c 100644
--- a/Puc/v4/Vcs/ThemeUpdateChecker.php
+++ b/Puc/v4/Vcs/ThemeUpdateChecker.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ if ( !class_exists('Puc_v4_Vcs_ThemeUpdateChecker', false) ):
 		 */
 		public function __construct($api, $stylesheet = null, $customSlug = null, $checkPeriod = 12, $optionName = '') {
 			$this->api = $api;
+			$this->api->setHttpFilterName($this->getUniqueName('request_update_options'));
+
 			parent::__construct($api->getRepositoryUrl(), $stylesheet, $customSlug, $checkPeriod, $optionName);
 		}