diff --git a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb
index 508a3aa4..97073038 100644
--- a/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb
+++ b/lib/rocketamf/remote_gateway/request.rb
@@ -12,27 +12,36 @@ module RocketAMF
       def fetch
         uri = @service.gateway.uri
         data = envelope.serialize
-      
-        req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
-        req.body = data
-        res = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port).start { |http| http.request(req) }
-        case res
-        when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
-          result = RocketAMF::Envelope.new.populate_from_stream(res.body)
-          first_message_data = result.messages[0].data
-          if first_message_data.respond_to?(:[]) && first_message_data[:code] == ERROR_CODE
-            raise AMFError.new(first_message_data)
-          end
-          return result
+        if EventMachine.reactor_running?
+          req = EM::HttpRequest.new(uri).post :body => data
+          response_body = req.response
         else
-          error = nil
-          begin
-            res.error!
-          rescue Exception => scoped_error
-            error = scoped_error
+          req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
+          req.body = data
+          res = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port).start { |http| http.request(req) }
+          case res
+          when Net::HTTPSuccess
+            response_body = res.body
+          else
+            error = nil
+            begin
+              res.error!
+            rescue Exception => scoped_error
+              error = scoped_error
+            end
+            raise ConnectionError, "Error connecting to gateway: #{error}"
           end
-          raise ConnectionError, "Error connecting to gateway: #{error}"
         end
+        begin
+          result = RocketAMF::Envelope.new.populate_from_stream(response_body)
+        rescue Exception => e
+          raise ConnectionError, "Error parsing gateway response: #{e.message}"
+        end
+        first_message_data = result.messages[0].data
+        if first_message_data.respond_to?(:[]) && first_message_data[:code] == ERROR_CODE
+          raise AMFError.new(first_message_data)
+        end
+        result
       end
       
       private