OkHttp Interceptors inactive and Picasso takes 25 - 30 seconds to render an image

[jbrinnand]

       OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
                .readTimeout(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                .connectTimeout(325, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                .addInterceptor(new Interceptor() {
                    @Override
                    public okhttp3.Response intercept(Interceptor.Chain chain) throws IOException {
                        Timber.d("In the interceptor: ");
                        Request request = chain.request();
                        okhttp3.Response response = null;
                        try {
                            response = chain.proceed(request);
                        } catch (IOException e) {
                            Timber.d("ERROR: %s", e.getLocalizedMessage());
                        }

                        int count = 0;
                        int maxLimit = 3;
                        while (response == null || !response.isSuccessful() && count < maxLimit) {
                            count++;
                            // retry the request
                            response = chain.proceed(request);
                            Timber.d("Retrying the request: %s", count);
                        }
                        return response;
                    }
                }).build();

        Picasso picasso = new Picasso.Builder(getContext())
                .downloader(new OkHttp3Downloader(client)).build();
        picasso.get().load(imagePath).placeholder(R.drawable.whitespace)
                .tag(target).into(target);

Now when the network is down, it takes 25 - 30 seconds for Picasso to render an image. However, if the okHttp3 client is run in standalone mode - outside picasso, the interceptor is called every time and the behavior of the okHttp3 client is consistent and can be rationalized. However, once this client is placed into Picasso, the interceptor is not called - it's as if it is not being used. The imagePath does contain the "scheme" - http in this case, so I am not sure what is wrong with this code or what is being missed but it is very consistent: whenever network integrity is in question, it takes 25 - 30 seconds before Picasso gets the image from cache or disk and renders it.