diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/examples/GenericClientExample.java b/examples/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/examples/GenericClientExample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8649ff95b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/examples/GenericClientExample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package io.kubernetes.client.examples;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import io.kubernetes.client.extended.generic.GenericKubernetesApi;
+import io.kubernetes.client.extended.generic.KubernetesApiResponse;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiClient;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Container;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1ObjectMeta;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Pod;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1PodList;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1PodSpec;
+import io.kubernetes.client.util.ClientBuilder;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+@Beta
+public class GenericClientExample {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+    V1Pod pod =
+        new V1Pod()
+            .metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("foo").namespace("default"))
+            .spec(
+                new V1PodSpec()
+                    .containers(Arrays.asList(new V1Container().name("c").image("test"))));
+    ApiClient apiClient = ClientBuilder.standard().build();
+    GenericKubernetesApi<V1Pod, V1PodList> podClient =
+        new GenericKubernetesApi<>(V1Pod.class, V1PodList.class, "", "v1", "pods", apiClient);
+
+    KubernetesApiResponse<V1Pod> createResponse = podClient.create(pod);
+    if (!createResponse.isSuccess()) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(createResponse.getStatus().toString());
+    }
+    System.out.println("Created!");
+
+    KubernetesApiResponse<V1Pod> deleteResponse = podClient.delete("default", "foo");
+    if (!deleteResponse.isSuccess()) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(deleteResponse.getStatus().toString());
+    }
+    if (deleteResponse.getObject() != null) {
+      System.out.println(
+          "Received after-deletion status of the requested object, will be deleting in background!");
+    }
+    System.out.println("Deleted!");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extended/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/extended/generic/GenericKubernetesApi.java b/extended/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/extended/generic/GenericKubernetesApi.java
index 9dcd428b70..2f9027e5de 100644
--- a/extended/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/extended/generic/GenericKubernetesApi.java
+++ b/extended/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/extended/generic/GenericKubernetesApi.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import io.kubernetes.client.util.Watch;
 import io.kubernetes.client.util.Watchable;
 import io.kubernetes.client.util.exception.ObjectMetaReflectException;
-import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import okhttp3.Call;
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ private <DataType> KubernetesApiResponse<DataType> executeCall(
       JsonElement element = apiClient.<JsonElement>execute(call, JsonElement.class).getData();
       return getKubernetesApiResponse(dataClass, element, apiClient.getJSON().getGson());
     } catch (ApiException e) {
-      if (e.getCause() instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
+      if (e.getCause() instanceof IOException) {
         throw new IllegalStateException(e.getCause()); // make this a checked exception?
       }
       V1Status status = apiClient.getJSON().deserialize(e.getResponseBody(), V1Status.class);