diff --git a/example_custom_storage_test.go b/example_custom_storage_test.go
index ff44424..b6852ac 100644
--- a/example_custom_storage_test.go
+++ b/example_custom_storage_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (c customInMemStorage) Origin() string {
 
 func Example_withCustomStorage() {
 	client := &http.Client{}
-	handler, err := httpcache.NewWithCustomStorageCache(client, NewCustomInMemStorage())
+	handler, err := httpcache.NewWithCustomStorageCache(client, true, NewCustomInMemStorage())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/example_inmemory_storage_test.go b/example_inmemory_storage_test.go
index 9dfaed3..40b24b4 100644
--- a/example_inmemory_storage_test.go
+++ b/example_inmemory_storage_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func Example_inMemoryStorageDefault() {
 	client := &http.Client{}
-	handler, err := httpcache.NewWithInmemoryCache(client, time.Second*15)
+	handler, err := httpcache.NewWithInmemoryCache(client, true, time.Second*15)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/httpcache.go b/httpcache.go
index 434d6b5..bec8b76 100644
--- a/httpcache.go
+++ b/httpcache.go
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ import (
 // NewWithCustomStorageCache will initiate the httpcache with your defined cache storage
 // To use your own cache storage handler, you need to implement the cache.Interactor interface
 // And pass it to httpcache.
-func NewWithCustomStorageCache(client *http.Client, cacheInteractor cache.ICacheInteractor) (cacheHandler *CacheHandler, err error) {
-	return newClient(client, cacheInteractor)
+func NewWithCustomStorageCache(client *http.Client, rfcCompliance bool, cacheInteractor cache.ICacheInteractor) (cacheHandler *CacheHandler, err error) {
+	return newClient(client, rfcCompliance, cacheInteractor)
 }
 
-func newClient(client *http.Client, cacheInteractor cache.ICacheInteractor) (cachedHandler *CacheHandler, err error) {
+func newClient(client *http.Client, rfcCompliance bool, cacheInteractor cache.ICacheInteractor) (cachedHandler *CacheHandler, err error) {
 	if client.Transport == nil {
 		client.Transport = http.DefaultTransport
 	}
-	cachedHandler = NewRoundtrip(client.Transport, cacheInteractor)
+	cachedHandler = NewRoundtrip(client.Transport, cacheInteractor, rfcCompliance)
 	client.Transport = cachedHandler
 	return
 }
 
 // NewWithInmemoryCache will create a complete cache-support of HTTP client with using inmemory cache.
 // If the duration not set, the cache will use LFU algorithm
-func NewWithInmemoryCache(client *http.Client, duration ...time.Duration) (cachedHandler *CacheHandler, err error) {
+func NewWithInmemoryCache(client *http.Client, rfcCompliance bool, duration ...time.Duration) (cachedHandler *CacheHandler, err error) {
 	var expiryTime time.Duration
 	if len(duration) > 0 {
 		expiryTime = duration[0]
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ func NewWithInmemoryCache(client *http.Client, duration ...time.Duration) (cache
 			SetExpiryTime(expiryTime).SetMaxSizeItem(100),
 	)
 
-	return newClient(client, inmem.NewCache(c))
+	return newClient(client, rfcCompliance, inmem.NewCache(c))
 }
diff --git a/roundtriper.go b/roundtriper.go
index a88275a..92e3754 100644
--- a/roundtriper.go
+++ b/roundtriper.go
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@ const (
 type CacheHandler struct {
 	DefaultRoundTripper http.RoundTripper
 	CacheInteractor     cache.ICacheInteractor
+	ComplyRFC           bool
 }
 
 // NewRoundtrip will create an implementations of cache http roundtripper
-func NewRoundtrip(defaultRoundTripper http.RoundTripper, cacheActor cache.ICacheInteractor) *CacheHandler {
+func NewRoundtrip(defaultRoundTripper http.RoundTripper, cacheActor cache.ICacheInteractor, rfcCompliance bool) *CacheHandler {
 	if cacheActor == nil {
 		log.Fatal("cache interactor is nil")
 	}
 	return &CacheHandler{
 		DefaultRoundTripper: defaultRoundTripper,
 		CacheInteractor:     cacheActor,
+		ComplyRFC:           rfcCompliance,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,8 +93,7 @@ func validateTheCacheControl(req *http.Request, resp *http.Response) (validation
 	return validationResult, nil
 }
 
-// RoundTrip the implementation of http.RoundTripper
-func (r *CacheHandler) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+func (r *CacheHandler) roundTripRFCCompliance(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
 	allowCache := allowedFromCache(req.Header)
 	if allowCache {
 		cachedResp, cachedItem, cachedErr := getCachedResponse(r.CacheInteractor, req)
@@ -111,18 +112,21 @@ func (r *CacheHandler) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err er
 		return
 	}
 
-	validationResult, err := validateTheCacheControl(req, resp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
+	validationResult, errValidation := validateTheCacheControl(req, resp)
+	if errValidation != nil {
+		log.Printf("Can't validate the response to RFC 7234, plase check. Err: %v\n", errValidation)
+		return // return directly, not sure can be stored or not
 	}
 
 	if validationResult.OutErr != nil {
-		return
+		log.Printf("Can't validate the response to RFC 7234, plase check. Err: %v\n", validationResult.OutErr)
+		return // return directly, not sure can be stored or not
 	}
 
 	// reasons to not to cache
 	if len(validationResult.OutReasons) > 0 {
-		return
+		log.Printf("Can't validate the response to RFC 7234, plase check. Err: %v\n", validationResult.OutReasons)
+		return // return directly, not sure can be stored or not.
 	}
 
 	err = storeRespToCache(r.CacheInteractor, req, resp)
@@ -134,6 +138,40 @@ func (r *CacheHandler) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err er
 	return
 }
 
+// RoundTrip the implementation of http.RoundTripper
+func (r *CacheHandler) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+	if r.ComplyRFC {
+		return r.roundTripRFCCompliance(req)
+	}
+	cachedResp, cachedItem, cachedErr := getCachedResponse(r.CacheInteractor, req)
+	if cachedResp != nil && cachedErr == nil {
+		buildTheCachedResponseHeader(cachedResp, cachedItem, r.CacheInteractor.Origin())
+		return cachedResp, cachedErr
+	}
+	// if error when getting from cachce, ignore it, re-try a live version
+	if cachedErr != nil {
+		log.Println(cachedErr, "failed to retrieve from cache, trying with a live version")
+	}
+
+	resp, err = r.DefaultRoundTripper.RoundTrip(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = storeRespToCache(r.CacheInteractor, req, resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Can't store the response to database, plase check. Err: %v\n", err)
+		err = nil // set err back to nil to make the call still success.
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// RFC7234Compliance used for enable/disable the RFC 7234 compliance
+func (r *CacheHandler) RFC7234Compliance(val bool) *CacheHandler {
+	r.ComplyRFC = val
+	return r
+}
+
 func storeRespToCache(cacheInteractor cache.ICacheInteractor, req *http.Request, resp *http.Response) (err error) {
 	cachedResp := cache.CachedResponse{
 		RequestMethod: req.Method,
diff --git a/roundtripper_test.go b/roundtripper_test.go
index 4ece191..25b952a 100644
--- a/roundtripper_test.go
+++ b/roundtripper_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestSetToCacheRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
 	mockCacheInteractor.On("Get", mock.AnythingOfType("string")).Once().Return(cachedResponse, errors.New("uknown error"))
 	mockCacheInteractor.On("Set", mock.AnythingOfType("string"), mock.Anything).Once().Return(nil)
 	client := &http.Client{}
-	client.Transport = httpcache.NewRoundtrip(http.DefaultTransport, mockCacheInteractor)
+	client.Transport = httpcache.NewRoundtrip(http.DefaultTransport, mockCacheInteractor, true)
 	// HTTP GET 200
 	jsonResp := []byte(`{"message": "Hello World!"}`)
 	handler := func() (res http.Handler) {