diff --git a/impit-node/yarn.lock b/impit-node/yarn.lock
index 808b121c..6ae21d34 100644
--- a/impit-node/yarn.lock
+++ b/impit-node/yarn.lock
@@ -2500,58 +2500,58 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-darwin-arm64@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-darwin-arm64@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-darwin-arm64@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-darwin-arm64@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=darwin & cpu=arm64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-darwin-x64@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-darwin-x64@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-darwin-x64@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-darwin-x64@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=darwin & cpu=x64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-linux-arm64-gnu@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-linux-arm64-gnu@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-linux-arm64-gnu@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-linux-arm64-gnu@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=linux & cpu=arm64 & libc=glibc
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-linux-arm64-musl@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-linux-arm64-musl@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-linux-arm64-musl@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-linux-arm64-musl@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=linux & cpu=arm64 & libc=musl
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-linux-x64-gnu@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-linux-x64-gnu@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-linux-x64-gnu@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-linux-x64-gnu@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=linux & cpu=x64 & libc=glibc
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-linux-x64-musl@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-linux-x64-musl@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-linux-x64-musl@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-linux-x64-musl@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=linux & cpu=x64 & libc=musl
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-win32-arm64-msvc@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-win32-arm64-msvc@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-win32-arm64-msvc@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-win32-arm64-msvc@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=win32 & cpu=arm64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"impit-win32-x64-msvc@npm:0.7.0":
-  version: 0.7.0
-  resolution: "impit-win32-x64-msvc@npm:0.7.0"
+"impit-win32-x64-msvc@npm:0.7.1":
+  version: 0.7.1
+  resolution: "impit-win32-x64-msvc@npm:0.7.1"
   conditions: os=win32 & cpu=x64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
@@ -2564,14 +2564,14 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/express": "npm:^5.0.0"
     "@types/node": "npm:^24.0.0"
     express: "npm:^5.0.0"
-    impit-darwin-arm64: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-darwin-x64: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-linux-arm64-gnu: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-linux-arm64-musl: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-linux-x64-gnu: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-linux-x64-musl: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-win32-arm64-msvc: "npm:0.7.0"
-    impit-win32-x64-msvc: "npm:0.7.0"
+    impit-darwin-arm64: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-darwin-x64: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-linux-arm64-gnu: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-linux-arm64-musl: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-linux-x64-gnu: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-linux-x64-musl: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-win32-arm64-msvc: "npm:0.7.1"
+    impit-win32-x64-msvc: "npm:0.7.1"
     proxy-chain: "npm:^2.5.9"
     socks-server-lib: "npm:^0.0.3"
     tough-cookie: "npm:^6.0.0"
diff --git a/impit-python/Cargo.toml b/impit-python/Cargo.toml
index 45201346..446bbdc6 100644
--- a/impit-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/impit-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ h2 = "0.4.7"
 reqwest = "0.12.9"
 tokio-stream = "0.1.17"
 bytes = "1.9.0"
-pyo3 = { version = "0.27", features = ["extension-module"] }
+pyo3 = { version = "0.27", features = ["extension-module", "auto-initialize"] }
 pyo3-async-runtimes = { version = "0.27", features = ["attributes", "async-std-runtime", "tokio-runtime"] }
 openssl = { version = "*", features = ["vendored"] }
 urlencoding = "2.1.3"
diff --git a/impit-python/src/async_client.rs b/impit-python/src/async_client.rs
index fcd6043e..6e687719 100644
--- a/impit-python/src/async_client.rs
+++ b/impit-python/src/async_client.rs
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ impl AsyncClient {
 
             match response {
                 Ok(response) => {
-                    let py_response =
-                        ImpitPyResponse::from_async(response, default_encoding, stream_value).await;
-                    Ok(py_response)
+                    ImpitPyResponse::from_async(response, default_encoding, stream_value)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(|e| ImpitPyError(e).into())
                 }
                 Err(err) => Err(ImpitPyError(err).into()),
             }
diff --git a/impit-python/src/client.rs b/impit-python/src/client.rs
index 79bd1bd0..bfb099f6 100644
--- a/impit-python/src/client.rs
+++ b/impit-python/src/client.rs
@@ -425,15 +425,13 @@ impl Client {
                 };
 
                 match response {
-                    Ok(response) => {
-                        let py_response = ImpitPyResponse::from_async(
-                            response,
-                            self.default_encoding.clone(),
-                            stream.unwrap_or(false),
-                        )
-                        .await;
-                        Ok(py_response)
-                    }
+                    Ok(response) => ImpitPyResponse::from_async(
+                        response,
+                        self.default_encoding.clone(),
+                        stream.unwrap_or(false),
+                    )
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(ImpitPyError),
                     Err(err) => Err(ImpitPyError(err)),
                 }
             })
diff --git a/impit-python/src/response.rs b/impit-python/src/response.rs
index 41807201..5cfc8b07 100644
--- a/impit-python/src/response.rs
+++ b/impit-python/src/response.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use tokio::sync::Mutex as AsyncMutex;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use encoding::label::encoding_from_whatwg_label;
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
-use impit::utils::ContentType;
+use impit::{errors::ImpitError, utils::ContentType};
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use reqwest::{Response, StatusCode, Version};
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ impl ImpitPyResponse {
         val: Response,
         preferred_encoding: Option<String>,
         stream: bool,
-    ) -> Self {
+    ) -> Result<Self, ImpitError> {
         let status_code = val.status().as_u16();
         let url = val.url().to_string();
         let reason_phrase = val
@@ -551,7 +551,11 @@ impl ImpitPyResponse {
             .and_then(|ct| ct.into());
 
         let (content, inner_state, encoding, inner, is_closed, is_stream_consumed) = if !stream {
-            let content = val.bytes().await.map(|b| b.to_vec()).unwrap_or_default();
+            let content = val
+                .bytes()
+                .await
+                .map(|b| b.to_vec())
+                .map_err(|e| ImpitError::from(e, None))?;
             let encoding = preferred_encoding
                 .and_then(|e| encoding_from_whatwg_label(&e))
                 .or(content_type_charset)
@@ -581,7 +585,7 @@ impl ImpitPyResponse {
             )
         };
 
-        ImpitPyResponse {
+        Ok(ImpitPyResponse {
             status_code,
             url,
             reason_phrase,
@@ -595,6 +599,6 @@ impl ImpitPyResponse {
             is_stream_consumed,
             inner_state,
             inner,
-        }
+        })
     }
 }
diff --git a/impit-python/uv.lock b/impit-python/uv.lock
index f3c88b49..70e2866c 100644
--- a/impit-python/uv.lock
+++ b/impit-python/uv.lock
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "impit"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/impit/src/errors.rs b/impit/src/errors.rs
index 45f273cd..d0d8ce64 100644
--- a/impit/src/errors.rs
+++ b/impit/src/errors.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ use std::{error::Error, time::Duration};
 
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ErrorContext {
-    pub timeout: Duration,
-    pub max_redirects: usize,
-    pub method: String,
-    pub protocol: String,
-    pub url: String,
+    pub timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    pub max_redirects: Option<usize>,
+    pub method: Option<String>,
+    pub protocol: Option<String>,
+    pub url: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Error types that can be returned by the [`Impit`] struct.
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ pub enum ImpitError {
     RequestError,
     #[error("Transport error occurred.")]
     TransportError,
-    #[error("Request timeout ({0} ms) exceeded.")]
-    TimeoutException(u128),
+    #[error("Request timeout ({}) exceeded.", .0.map_or("unknown".to_string(), |ms| format!("{ms} ms"))) ]
+    TimeoutException(Option<u128>),
     #[error("Connection timed out.")]
     ConnectTimeout,
     #[error("Read operation timed out.")]
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ pub enum ImpitError {
     UnsupportedProtocol,
     #[error("The response body couldn't be decoded.")]
     DecodingError,
-    #[error("Too many redirects occurred. Maximum allowed: {0}")]
-    TooManyRedirects(usize),
+    #[error("Too many redirects occurred. Maximum allowed: {}.", .0.map_or("unknown".to_string(), |n| n.to_string())) ]
+    TooManyRedirects(Option<usize>),
     #[error("HTTP status error occurred with status code {0}.")]
     HTTPStatusError(u16),
     #[error("The URL is invalid.")]
@@ -99,9 +100,13 @@ impl From<reqwest::Error> for ImpitError {
 }
 
 impl ImpitError {
-    pub fn from(error: reqwest::Error, context: ErrorContext) -> Self {
+    pub fn from(error: reqwest::Error, context: Option<ErrorContext>) -> Self {
+        let context = context.unwrap_or_default();
         if error.is_timeout() {
-            return ImpitError::TimeoutException(context.timeout.as_millis());
+            if (format!("{:?}", error).to_lowercase()).contains("connection timed out") {
+                return ImpitError::ConnectTimeout;
+            }
+            return ImpitError::TimeoutException(context.timeout.map(|x| x.as_millis()));
         }
 
         if error.is_redirect() {
diff --git a/impit/src/impit.rs b/impit/src/impit.rs
index 029bb59e..da751088 100644
--- a/impit/src/impit.rs
+++ b/impit/src/impit.rs
@@ -435,13 +435,13 @@ impl<CookieStoreImpl: CookieStore + 'static> Impit<CookieStoreImpl> {
 
                 return Err(ImpitError::from(
                     err,
-                    ErrorContext {
-                        timeout: timeout.unwrap_or(self.config.request_timeout),
-                        max_redirects,
-                        method: method.to_string(),
-                        protocol: request.url.scheme().to_string(),
-                        url: url.clone(),
-                    },
+                    Some(ErrorContext {
+                        timeout: Some(timeout.unwrap_or(self.config.request_timeout)),
+                        max_redirects: Some(max_redirects),
+                        method: Some(method.to_string()),
+                        protocol: Some(request.url.scheme().to_string()),
+                        url: Some(url.clone()),
+                    }),
                 ));
             }
         };