diff --git a/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb/versionable.rb b/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb/versionable.rb
index b53f2227..95f5a9b4 100755
--- a/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb/versionable.rb
+++ b/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb/versionable.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ class WpTimthumb < WpItem
 
     # Get the version from the body of an invalid request
     # See https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/source/browse/trunk/timthumb.php#426
+    #
+    # @return [ String ] The version
     def version
-      response = Browser.instance.get(url)
-      response.body[%r{TimThumb version\s*: ([^<]+)} , 1]
+      unless @version
+        response = Browser.instance.get(url)
+        @version = response.body[%r{TimThumb version\s*: ([^<]+)} , 1]
+      end
+      @version
     end
 
+    # @return [ String ]
     def to_s
       "#{url}#{ ' v' + version if version}"
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb_spec.rb b/spec/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb_spec.rb
index 57d3e3e9..534cb310 100644
--- a/spec/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/common/models/wp_timthumb_spec.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe WpTimthumb do
   it_behaves_like 'WpTimthumb::Existable'
+  it_behaves_like 'WpTimthumb::Versionable'
 
   subject(:wp_timthumb) { WpTimthumb.new(uri, options) }
   let(:uri)             { URI.parse('http://example.com/') }
-  let(:options)         { {} }
+  let(:options)         { { path: 'path-to/a/timtuhumb.php' } }
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/shared_examples/wp_timthumb_versionable.rb b/spec/shared_examples/wp_timthumb_versionable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..455f5541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/shared_examples/wp_timthumb_versionable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# encoding: UTF-8
+
+shared_examples 'WpTimthumb::Versionable' do
+
+  describe '#version' do
+    after do
+      stub_request(:get, subject.url).to_return(status: 200, body: @body)
+
+      subject.version.should === @expected
+    end
+
+    context 'when a version is already sets' do
+      it 'returns it' do
+        subject.version = '2.3.1'
+        @expected       = '2.3.1'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the body match' do
+      it 'returns the version' do
+        @body     = 'Query String :<br />TimThumb version : 2.8.10</pre>'
+        @expected = '2.8.10'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'otherwise' do
+      it 'returns nil' do
+        @body     = 'not in here'
+        @expected = nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#to_s' do
+    after { subject.to_s.should == @expected }
+
+    context 'when there is a version' do
+      it 'returns it with the url' do
+        subject.version = '1.3'
+        @expected = uri.merge(options[:path]).to_s + ' v1.3'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when there is not a version' do
+      it 'returns only the url' do
+        subject.stub(:version).and_return(nil)
+        @expected = uri.merge(options[:path]).to_s
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end