diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b99352a..ba1a05b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ gem 'excon'
 gem 'net-http-persistent'
 gem 'faraday'
 gem 'patron'
+gem 'httparty'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2d4cfe5..dc30aef 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ GEM
       domain_name (~> 0.5)
     http-form_data (1.0.1)
     http_parser.rb (0.6.0)
+    httparty (0.16.2)
+      multi_xml (>= 0.5.2)
     i18n (0.7.0)
     kgio (2.10.0)
     loofah (2.0.3)
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ GEM
     mime-types-data (3.2016.0521)
     mini_portile2 (2.1.0)
     minitest (5.9.0)
+    multi_xml (0.6.0)
     multipart-post (2.0.0)
     net-http-persistent (2.9.4)
     netrc (0.11.0)
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   excon
   faraday
   http
+  httparty
   net-http-persistent
   patron
   puma
@@ -161,4 +165,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   unicorn
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.12.5
+   1.16.1
diff --git a/lib/http-clients.rb b/lib/http-clients.rb
index 7042541..156610a 100644
--- a/lib/http-clients.rb
+++ b/lib/http-clients.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require 'http-clients/faraday_net_http_client'
 require 'http-clients/patron_client'
 require 'http-clients/benchmark'
+require 'http-clients/httparty_client'
 
 module HTTPClients
 end
diff --git a/lib/http-clients/benchmark.rb b/lib/http-clients/benchmark.rb
index 819c8f1..7d74b1d 100644
--- a/lib/http-clients/benchmark.rb
+++ b/lib/http-clients/benchmark.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def clients
         ExconClient.new(endpoint, persistent, concurrent),
         FaradayNetHttpClient.new(endpoint, persistent, concurrent),
         PatronClient.new(endpoint, persistent, concurrent),
+        HTTPartyClient.new(endpoint, persistent, concurrent),
       ]
 
       if client
diff --git a/lib/http-clients/httparty_client.rb b/lib/http-clients/httparty_client.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3b4e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/http-clients/httparty_client.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'httparty'
+
+module HTTPClients
+  class HTTPartyClient < BaseClient
+    def name
+      "HTTParty"
+    end
+
+    def run_once
+      HTTParty.get(endpoint, verify: false)
+    end
+
+    def response_ok?(response)
+      response.code == 200
+    end
+
+  end
+end