diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c70b99..40e494b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ build/*
 html/*
 python_reddwarfclient.egg*
 rdserver.txt
+python-reddwarfclient.iml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/reddwarfclient/limits.py b/reddwarfclient/limits.py
index 6179312..ea4b446 100644
--- a/reddwarfclient/limits.py
+++ b/reddwarfclient/limits.py
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 from reddwarfclient import base
 import exceptions
 
+RESPONSE_KEY = "limits"
+ABSOLUTE = "absolute"
+RATE = "rate"
+LIMIT = 'limit'
+
 
 class Limits(base.ManagerWithFind):
     """
@@ -27,7 +32,6 @@ class Limits(base.ManagerWithFind):
         """
         Retrieve the limits
         """
-        RESPONSE_KEY = "limits"
         URL = "/limits"
         resp, body = self.api.client.get(URL)
 
@@ -37,5 +41,14 @@ class Limits(base.ManagerWithFind):
         if not body:
             raise Exception("Call to " + URL + " did not return a body.")
 
-        rates = body[RESPONSE_KEY]['rate'][0]['limit']
+        absolute_rates = self._get_absolute_rates(body)
+        rates = self._get_rates(body)
+        return absolute_rates + rates
+
+    def _get_rates(self, body):
+        rates = body[RESPONSE_KEY][RATE][0].get(LIMIT, {})
         return [self.resource_class(self, res) for res in rates]
+
+    def _get_absolute_rates(self, body):
+        absolute_rates = body[RESPONSE_KEY].get(ABSOLUTE, {})
+        return [self.resource_class(self, absolute_rates)]
diff --git a/tests/test_limits.py b/tests/test_limits.py
index d1e55cd..ee26f74 100644
--- a/tests/test_limits.py
+++ b/tests/test_limits.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ from testtools import TestCase
 from mock import Mock
 from reddwarfclient import limits
 
-"""
-This class tests the calling code for the Limits API
-"""
-
 
 class LimitsTest(TestCase):
+    """
+    This class tests the calling code for the Limits API
+    """
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(LimitsTest, self).setUp()
@@ -22,38 +21,43 @@ class LimitsTest(TestCase):
 
         resp = Mock()
         resp.status = 200
-        body = {RESPONSE_KEY: {'rate': [
-            {'limit': [
-                {
-                    "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
-                    "remaining": 100,
-                    "unit": "MINUTE",
-                    "value": 100,
-                    "verb": "POST"
+        body = {RESPONSE_KEY: {
+                "absolute": {
+                    "maxTotalInstances": 55,
+                    "maxTotalVolumes": 100
                 },
-                {
-                    "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
-                    "remaining": 100,
-                    "unit": "MINUTE",
-                    "value": 100,
-                    "verb": "PUT"
-                },
-                {
-                    "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
-                    "remaining": 100,
-                    "unit": "MINUTE",
-                    "value": 100,
-                    "verb": "DELETE"
-                },
-                {
-                    "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
-                    "remaining": 99,
-                    "unit": "MINUTE",
-                    "value": 100,
-                    "verb": "GET"
-                }
-                       ]
-            }]}}
+                'rate': [
+                {'limit': [
+                    {
+                        "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
+                        "remaining": 100,
+                        "unit": "MINUTE",
+                        "value": 100,
+                        "verb": "POST"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
+                        "remaining": 100,
+                        "unit": "MINUTE",
+                        "value": 100,
+                        "verb": "PUT"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
+                        "remaining": 100,
+                        "unit": "MINUTE",
+                        "value": 100,
+                        "verb": "DELETE"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "next-available": "2013-02-26T00:00:13Z",
+                        "remaining": 99,
+                        "unit": "MINUTE",
+                        "value": 100,
+                        "verb": "GET"
+                    }
+                ]
+                }]}}
         response = (resp, body)
 
         mock_get = Mock(return_value=response)
@@ -71,9 +75,11 @@ class LimitsTest(TestCase):
 
         resp = Mock()
         resp.status = status_code
-        body = {RESPONSE_KEY: {'rate': [
+        body = {RESPONSE_KEY: {
+            'absolute': {},
+            'rate': [
             {'limit': []
-            }]}}
+             }]}}
         response = (resp, body)
 
         mock_get = Mock(return_value=response)