diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index da91181546c..84a4f0d73cb 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 
 var extend = require('extend');
 var GoogleAuth = require('google-auth-library');
-var request = require('request');
+var request = require('request').defaults({
+  pool: {
+    maxSockets: Infinity
+  }
+});
 var nodeutil = require('util');
 var uuid = require('node-uuid');
 
diff --git a/lib/datastore/request.js b/lib/datastore/request.js
index 1dd01c28773..9c56f83945e 100644
--- a/lib/datastore/request.js
+++ b/lib/datastore/request.js
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var streamEvents = require('stream-events');
-var request = require('request');
+var request = require('request').defaults({
+  pool: {
+    maxSockets: Infinity
+  }
+});
 var through = require('through2');
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index 11a2fd2bf78..2a9a40e2775 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ var crypto = require('crypto');
 var duplexify = require('duplexify');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var once = require('once');
-var request = require('request');
+var request = require('request').defaults({
+  pool: {
+    maxSockets: Infinity
+  }
+});
 var streamEvents = require('stream-events');
 var through = require('through2');
 
diff --git a/test/common/util.js b/test/common/util.js
index 9d9c6041a82..12eba95f002 100644
--- a/test/common/util.js
+++ b/test/common/util.js
@@ -32,10 +32,17 @@ function fakeGoogleAuthLibrary() {
     .apply(null, arguments);
 }
 
+var REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF;
 var request_Override;
 function fakeRequest() {
   return (request_Override || request).apply(null, arguments);
 }
+fakeRequest.defaults = function(defaultConfiguration) {
+  // Ignore the default values, so we don't have to test for them in every API
+  // call.
+  REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF = defaultConfiguration;
+  return fakeRequest;
+};
 
 describe('common/util', function() {
   var util;
@@ -72,6 +79,10 @@ describe('common/util', function() {
     utilOverrides = {};
   });
 
+  it('should have set correct defaults on Request', function() {
+    assert.deepEqual(REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF, { pool: { maxSockets: Infinity } });
+  });
+
   describe('arrayize', function() {
     it('should arrayize if the input is not an array', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(util.arrayize('text'), ['text']);
diff --git a/test/datastore/request.js b/test/datastore/request.js
index bd39a75d512..2e623ceac4a 100644
--- a/test/datastore/request.js
+++ b/test/datastore/request.js
@@ -29,10 +29,17 @@ var requestModule = require('request');
 var stream = require('stream');
 var util = require('../../lib/common/util.js');
 
+var REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF;
 var request_Override;
 function fakeRequest() {
   return (request_Override || requestModule).apply(null, arguments);
 }
+fakeRequest.defaults = function(defaultConfiguration) {
+  // Ignore the default values, so we don't have to test for them in every API
+  // call.
+  REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF = defaultConfiguration;
+  return fakeRequest;
+};
 
 // Create a protobuf "FakeMethod" request & response.
 pb.FakeMethodRequest = function() {
@@ -83,6 +90,10 @@ describe('Request', function() {
     };
   });
 
+  it('should have set correct defaults on Request', function() {
+    assert.deepEqual(REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF, { pool: { maxSockets: Infinity } });
+  });
+
   describe('get', function() {
     it('should get by key', function(done) {
       request.makeReq_ = function(method, req, callback) {
diff --git a/test/pubsub/index.js b/test/pubsub/index.js
index e8b26ed6e7b..9ec0e5fd31c 100644
--- a/test/pubsub/index.js
+++ b/test/pubsub/index.js
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ var Topic = require('../../lib/pubsub/topic.js');
 
 var request_Cached = request;
 var request_Override;
-
 function fakeRequest() {
-  var args = [].slice.apply(arguments);
-  var results = (request_Override || request_Cached).apply(null, args);
-  return results;
+  return (request_Override || request_Cached).apply(null, arguments);
 }
+fakeRequest.defaults = function() {
+  // Ignore the default values, so we don't have to test for them in every API
+  // call.
+  return fakeRequest;
+};
 
 describe('PubSub', function() {
   var PubSub;
diff --git a/test/storage/bucket.js b/test/storage/bucket.js
index e1dee8d6617..efd8d32f0b8 100644
--- a/test/storage/bucket.js
+++ b/test/storage/bucket.js
@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@ function FakeFile(bucket, name) {
 
 var request_Cached = request;
 var request_Override;
-
 function fakeRequest() {
   return (request_Override || request_Cached).apply(null, arguments);
 }
+fakeRequest.defaults = function() {
+  // Ignore the default values, so we don't have to test for them in every API
+  // call.
+  return fakeRequest;
+};
 
 var eachLimit_Override;
 
diff --git a/test/storage/file.js b/test/storage/file.js
index 76ed3b9b071..b56fab36bd9 100644
--- a/test/storage/file.js
+++ b/test/storage/file.js
@@ -58,14 +58,18 @@ var fakeUtil = extend({}, util, {
   }
 });
 
+var REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF;
 var request_Cached = request;
 var request_Override;
-
 function fakeRequest() {
-  var args = util.toArray(arguments);
-  var results = (request_Override || request_Cached).apply(null, args);
-  return results;
+  return (request_Override || request_Cached).apply(null, arguments);
 }
+fakeRequest.defaults = function(defaultConfiguration) {
+  // Ignore the default values, so we don't have to test for them in every API
+  // call.
+  REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF = defaultConfiguration;
+  return fakeRequest;
+};
 
 var configStoreData = {};
 function FakeConfigStore() {
@@ -125,6 +129,10 @@ describe('File', function() {
     request_Override = null;
   });
 
+  it('should have set correct defaults on Request', function() {
+    assert.deepEqual(REQUEST_DEFAULT_CONF, { pool: { maxSockets: Infinity } });
+  });
+
   describe('initialization', function() {
     it('should throw if no name is provided', function() {
       assert.throws(function() {