diff --git a/pyresttest/resttest.py b/pyresttest/resttest.py
index 7bfb33c1..a56c7671 100644
--- a/pyresttest/resttest.py
+++ b/pyresttest/resttest.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class TestConfig:
     verbose = False
     ssl_insecure = False
     skip_term_colors = False  # Turn off output term colors
+    cookiejar = None
 
     # Binding and creation of generators
     variable_binds = None
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ def parse_configuration(node, base_config=None):
             test_config.timeout = int(value)
         elif key == u'print_bodies':
             test_config.print_bodies = safe_to_bool(value)
+        elif key == u'cookiejar':
+            test_config.cookiejar = os.path.basename(str(value))
         elif key == u'retries':
             test_config.retries = int(value)
         elif key == u'variable_binds':
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ def run_test(mytest, test_config=TestConfig(), context=None, curl_handle=None, *
     mytest.update_context_before(my_context)
     templated_test = mytest.realize(my_context)
     curl = templated_test.configure_curl(
-        timeout=test_config.timeout, context=my_context, curl_handle=curl_handle)
+        timeout=test_config.timeout, cookiejar=test_config.cookiejar, context=my_context, curl_handle=curl_handle)
     result = TestResponse()
     result.test = templated_test
 
@@ -708,6 +711,13 @@ def run_testsets(testsets):
                              benchmark, test_config=myconfig)
                 my_file.close()
 
+        if myconfig.cookiejar:
+            curl_handle.close()
+            try:
+                os.remove('/'.join([os.getcwd(), myconfig.cookiejar]))
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
     if myinteractive:
         # a break for when interactive bits are complete, before summary data
         print("===================================")
@@ -719,10 +729,10 @@ def run_testsets(testsets):
         total_failures = total_failures + failures
 
         passfail = {True: u'SUCCEEDED: ', False: u'FAILED: '}
-        output_string = "Test Group {0} {1}: {2}/{3} Tests Passed!".format(group, passfail[failures == 0], str(test_count - failures), str(test_count)) 
-        
+        output_string = "Test Group {0} {1}: {2}/{3} Tests Passed!".format(group, passfail[failures == 0], str(test_count - failures), str(test_count))
+
         if myconfig.skip_term_colors:
-            print(output_string)    
+            print(output_string)
         else:
             if failures > 0:
                 print('\033[91m' + output_string + '\033[0m')
diff --git a/pyresttest/tests.py b/pyresttest/tests.py
index 56365fce..03aded24 100644
--- a/pyresttest/tests.py
+++ b/pyresttest/tests.py
@@ -286,24 +286,29 @@ def __init__(self):
     def __str__(self):
         return json.dumps(self, default=safe_to_json)
 
-    def configure_curl(self, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, context=None, curl_handle=None):
+    def configure_curl(self, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, cookiejar=None, context=None, curl_handle=None):
         """ Create and mostly configure a curl object for test, reusing existing if possible """
 
         if curl_handle:
             curl = curl_handle
-
             try:  # Check the curl handle isn't closed, and reuse it if possible
-                curl.getinfo(curl.HTTP_CODE)                
-                # Below clears the cookies & curl options for clean run
-                # But retains the DNS cache and connection pool
+                curl.getinfo(curl.HTTP_CODE)
                 curl.reset()
-                curl.setopt(curl.COOKIELIST, "ALL")
+                if not cookiejar:
+                    # Below clears the cookies & curl options for clean run
+                    # But retains the DNS cache and connection pool
+                    curl.setopt(curl.COOKIELIST, "ALL")
             except pycurl.error:
                 curl = pycurl.Curl()
-            
+
         else:
             curl = pycurl.Curl()
 
+        if cookiejar:
+            curl.setopt(curl.COOKIEJAR, cookiejar)
+            curl.setopt(curl.COOKIEFILE, cookiejar)
+            curl.setopt(curl.COOKIELIST, "RELOAD")
+
         # curl.setopt(pycurl.VERBOSE, 1)  # Debugging convenience
         curl.setopt(curl.URL, str(self.url))
         curl.setopt(curl.TIMEOUT, timeout)
@@ -319,13 +324,14 @@ def configure_curl(self, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, context=None, curl_handle=None
             curl.setopt(curl.READFUNCTION, MyIO(bod).read)
 
         if self.auth_username and self.auth_password:
-            curl.setopt(pycurl.USERPWD, 
-                parsing.encode_unicode_bytes(self.auth_username) + b':' + 
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.USERPWD,
+                parsing.encode_unicode_bytes(self.auth_username) + b':' +
                 parsing.encode_unicode_bytes(self.auth_password))
             if self.auth_type:
                 curl.setopt(pycurl.HTTPAUTH, self.auth_type)
-
-        if self.method == u'POST':
+        if self.method == u'GET':
+            curl.setopt(HTTP_METHODS[u'GET'], 1)
+        elif self.method == u'POST':
             curl.setopt(HTTP_METHODS[u'POST'], 1)
             # Required for some servers
             if bod is not None: