diff --git a/splinter/browser.py b/splinter/browser.py
index beb52e667..a1cbfdd5b 100644
--- a/splinter/browser.py
+++ b/splinter/browser.py
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 
 import sys
 
+try:
+    from httplib import HTTPException
+except ImportError:
+    from http.client import HTTPException
+
+from urllib3.exceptions import MaxRetryError
+
+from selenium.common.exceptions import WebDriverException
+
 from splinter.driver.webdriver.firefox import WebDriver as FirefoxWebDriver
 from splinter.driver.webdriver.remote import WebDriver as RemoteWebDriver
 from splinter.driver.webdriver.chrome import WebDriver as ChromeWebDriver
@@ -43,7 +52,23 @@
     pass
 
 
-def Browser(driver_name="firefox", *args, **kwargs):
+def get_driver(driver, retry_count=3, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Try to instantiate the driver.
+
+    Common selenium errors are caught and a retry attempt occurs.
+    This can mitigate issues running on Remote WebDriver.
+
+    """
+    for _ in range(retry_count):
+        try:
+            return driver(*args, **kwargs)
+        except (IOError, HTTPException, WebDriverException, MaxRetryError) as e:
+            pass
+
+    raise e
+
+
+def Browser(driver_name="firefox", retry_count=3, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Returns a driver instance for the given name.
 
@@ -61,4 +86,5 @@ def Browser(driver_name="firefox", *args, **kwargs):
         driver = _DRIVERS[driver_name]
     except KeyError:
         raise DriverNotFoundError("No driver for %s" % driver_name)
-    return driver(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return get_driver(driver, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote.py b/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote.py
index 8e023e322..3638fa92d 100644
--- a/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote.py
+++ b/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote.py
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 from selenium.webdriver import Remote
+from selenium.webdriver.remote import remote_connection
 from selenium.webdriver.common.desired_capabilities import DesiredCapabilities
 from splinter.driver.webdriver import (
     BaseWebDriver,
     WebDriverElement,
 )
 from splinter.driver.webdriver.cookie_manager import CookieManager
+from splinter.driver.webdriver.remote_connection import patch_request
+
+# MonkeyPatch RemoteConnection
+remote_connection.RemoteConnection._request = patch_request
 
 
 class WebDriver(BaseWebDriver):
diff --git a/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote_connection.py b/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote_connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27c1e156f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/splinter/driver/webdriver/remote_connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import socket
+
+try:
+    from httplib import HTTPException
+except ImportError:
+    from http.client import HTTPException
+
+import urllib3
+from urllib3.exceptions import MaxRetryError
+
+from selenium.webdriver.remote import remote_connection
+
+
+# Get the original _request and store for future use in the monkey patched version as 'super'
+old_request = remote_connection.RemoteConnection._request
+
+
+def patch_request(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Override _request to set socket timeout to some appropriate value."""
+    exception = HTTPException('Unable to get response')
+    for _ in range(3):
+        try:
+            return old_request(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        except (socket.error, HTTPException, IOError, OSError, MaxRetryError) as exc:
+            exception = exc
+            self._conn = urllib3.PoolManager(timeout=self._timeout)
+    raise exception