diff --git a/Objective-J/CFHTTPRequest.js b/Objective-J/CFHTTPRequest.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 051044fdb..f658c84fc
--- a/Objective-J/CFHTTPRequest.js
+++ b/Objective-J/CFHTTPRequest.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ GLOBAL(CFHTTPRequest) = function()
     this._nativeRequest = new NativeRequest();
 
     // by default, all requests will assume that credentials should not be sent.
-    this._nativeRequest.withCredentials = false;
+    this._withCredentials = false;
+    this._timeout = 60000;
 
     var self = this;
     this._stateChangeHandler = function()
@@ -217,12 +218,14 @@ CFHTTPRequest.prototype.getResponseHeader = function(/*String*/ aHeader)
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.setTimeout = function(/*int*/ aTimeout)
 {
-    this._nativeRequest.timeout = aTimeout;
+    this._timeout = aTimeout;
+    if (this._isOpen)
+        this._nativeRequest.timeout = aTimeout;
 };
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.getTimeout = function(/*int*/ aTimeout)
 {
-    return this._nativeRequest.timeout;
+    return this._timeout;
 };
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.getAllResponseHeaders = function()
@@ -237,13 +240,23 @@ CFHTTPRequest.prototype.overrideMimeType = function(/*String*/ aMimeType)
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.open = function(/*String*/ aMethod, /*String*/ aURL, /*Boolean*/ isAsynchronous, /*String*/ aUser, /*String*/ aPassword)
 {
+    var retval;
+
     this._isOpen = true;
     this._URL = aURL;
     this._async = isAsynchronous;
     this._method = aMethod;
     this._user = aUser;
     this._password = aPassword;
-    return this._nativeRequest.open(aMethod, aURL, isAsynchronous, aUser, aPassword);
+    
+    retval = this._nativeRequest.open(aMethod, aURL, isAsynchronous, aUser, aPassword);
+    if (this._async)
+    {
+        this._nativeRequest.withCredentials = this._withCredentials;
+        this._nativeRequest.timeout = this._timeout;
+    }
+    
+    return retval;
 };
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.send = function(/*Object*/ aBody)
@@ -298,12 +311,14 @@ CFHTTPRequest.prototype.removeEventListener = function(/*String*/ anEventName, /
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.setWithCredentials = function(/*Boolean*/ willSendWithCredentials)
 {
-    this._nativeRequest.withCredentials = willSendWithCredentials;
+    this._withCredentials = willSendWithCredentials
+    if (this._isOpen && this._async)
+        this._nativeRequest.withCredentials = willSendWithCredentials;
 };
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.withCredentials = function()
 {
-    return this._nativeRequest.withCredentials;
+    return this._withCredentials;
 };
 
 CFHTTPRequest.prototype.isTimeoutRequest = function()