diff --git a/fanout.go b/fanout.go
index 35864f9..c6c5e30 100644
--- a/fanout.go
+++ b/fanout.go
@@ -632,11 +632,14 @@ func isRetryableError(err error) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	errMsg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
+
 	// Check specific error types that should be retried
-	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused") ||
-		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout") ||
-		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection reset") ||
-		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such host") {
+	if strings.Contains(errMsg, "connection refused") ||
+		strings.Contains(errMsg, "timeout") ||
+		strings.Contains(errMsg, "deadline exceeded") || // Added this line
+		strings.Contains(errMsg, "connection reset") ||
+		strings.Contains(errMsg, "no such host") {
 		return true
 	}
 
diff --git a/fanout_test.go b/fanout_test.go
index 8f711e7..eb0d1a3 100644
--- a/fanout_test.go
+++ b/fanout_test.go
@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ func TestWriteJSON(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: `{"key":"value"}`,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "Response object",
-			data:     Response{Target: "http://example.com", Status: 200, Body: "OK"},
-			expected: `{"target":"http://example.com","status":200,"body":"OK"}`,
+			name: "Response object",
+			data: Response{Target: "http://example.com", Status: 200, Body: "OK"},
+			// Updated to include latency and attempts fields
+			expected: `{"target":"http://example.com","status":200,"body":"OK","latency":0,"attempts":0}`,
 		},
 	}