diff --git a/client/http_client.c b/client/http_client.c
index 433ca73..921c387 100644
--- a/client/http_client.c
+++ b/client/http_client.c
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     get_parts(dest, path_buffer, host_buffer);
     printf("%s\n%s\n", path_buffer, host_buffer);
     struct http_message req = build_basic_request("GET", host_buffer, path_buffer, port_num);
-    char * req_result = send_request(req);
-    if (req_result == NULL) {
+    struct response_info res;
+    enum socket_read_result read_result = send_request(req, &res);
+    if (read_result != RESULT_OK) {
         printf("An error occured while opening the socket. Please try again.\n");
     } else {
-        printf("%s\n", req_result);
+        if (print_rtt) {
+            printf("RTT: %lld ms\n\n", res.rtt);
+        }
+        printf("%s\n", res.contents);
     }
     free_basic_request(req);
-    free(req_result);
+    free(res.contents);
     free(host_buffer);
     free(path_buffer);
 }
diff --git a/client/http_socket.c b/client/http_socket.c
index f97420c..e4dba8a 100644
--- a/client/http_socket.c
+++ b/client/http_socket.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 /**
@@ -101,31 +102,46 @@ static int get_addr_info(const char *hostname, int port, struct addrinfo **info)
  * Send a given HTTP request
  *
  * @param req The HTTP request to send
+ * @param res_info A pointer to an already allocated response_info. res_info.contents must be freed by the caller.
  *
- * @return The data returned from the socket - must be freed by caller.
+ * @return A socket_read_result representing the status of the response.
  */
-char *send_request(struct http_message req) {
+enum socket_read_result send_request(struct http_message req, struct response_info *res_info) {
     struct addrinfo *addr_info;
     int addr_status = get_addr_info(req.address, req.port, &addr_info);
     if (addr_status != 0) {
-        return NULL;
+        return RESULT_READ_ERROR;
     }
 
     int socket_fd = socket(addr_info->ai_family, addr_info->ai_socktype, addr_info->ai_protocol);
     if (socket_fd < 0) {
-        return NULL;
+        return RESULT_READ_ERROR;
     }
 
     int connection_status = connect(socket_fd, addr_info->ai_addr, addr_info->ai_addrlen);
     if (connection_status != 0) {
-        return NULL;
+        return RESULT_READ_ERROR;
     }
 
     send(socket_fd, req.contents, strlen(req.contents), 0);
     struct http_message res;
     memset(&res, 0, sizeof(struct http_message));
+    struct timeval req_time;
+    int start_time_result = gettimeofday(&req_time, NULL);
+    if (start_time_result != 0) {
+        return RESULT_PROCESSING_ERROR;
+    }
     enum socket_read_result result = get_all_remote_parts(socket_fd, &res);
+    struct timeval res_time;
+    int end_time_result = gettimeofday(&res_time, NULL);
+    if (end_time_result != 0) {
+        return RESULT_PROCESSING_ERROR;
+    }
+    long long start_time = req_time.tv_sec + req_time.tv_usec/1000;
+    long long end_time = res_time.tv_sec + res_time.tv_usec/1000;
+    res_info->rtt = end_time - start_time;
+    res_info->contents = res.contents;
     close(socket_fd);
 
-    return res.contents;
+    return result;
 }
diff --git a/client/http_socket.h b/client/http_socket.h
index 56867d2..634a4b5 100644
--- a/client/http_socket.h
+++ b/client/http_socket.h
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@
 #define HTTP_SOCKET_H
 
 #include "../common/http_types.h"
+#include "../common/socket_helper.h"
+#include <time.h>
 
 #define HTTP_VERSION "HTTP/1.1"
 #define MIN_PORT 1
 #define MAX_PORT 65535
 
+struct response_info {
+    char *contents;
+    long long rtt;
+};
+
 struct http_message build_basic_request(const char *method, const char *host, const char *path, int port);
 void free_basic_request(struct http_message req);
-char *send_request(struct http_message req);
+enum socket_read_result send_request(struct http_message req, struct response_info *res_info);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/socket_helper.h b/common/socket_helper.h
index b2c162c..a5daa05 100644
--- a/common/socket_helper.h
+++ b/common/socket_helper.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define ENCODING_TYPE_CHUNKED "chunked"
 
 enum line_type {RESULT_START_LINE, RESULT_HEADER, RESULT_BLANK_LINE, RESULT_NO_LINE};
-enum socket_read_result {RESULT_OK, RESULT_MALFORMED, RESULT_READ_ERROR};
+enum socket_read_result {RESULT_OK, RESULT_MALFORMED, RESULT_READ_ERROR, RESULT_PROCESSING_ERROR};
 enum socket_read_strategy {STRATEGY_CHUNKED, STRATEGY_CONTENT_LENGTH, STRATEGY_EOF};
 struct line_read_result {
     enum line_type line_type;