diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc4fb95..ea2a222 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ const db = new RaveLevel('./db')
 
 ### `db = new RaveLevel(location[, options])`
 
-The `location` argument is the same as in [`classic-level`](https://github.com/Level/classic-level), making `rave-level` a drop-in replacement for when you need to read and write to the given `location` from multiple processes simultaneously. However, the `options` are different and limited because not every `RaveLevel` instance has direct access to the underlying LevelDB database. The `options` object may contain:
+The `location` argument is the same as in [`classic-level`](https://github.com/Level/classic-level), making `rave-level` a drop-in replacement for when you need to read and write to the given `location` from multiple processes simultaneously. The `options` object may contain:
 
 - `keyEncoding` (string or object, default `'utf8'`): [encoding](https://github.com/Level/abstract-level#encodings) to use for keys
 - `valueEncoding` (string or object, default `'utf8'`): encoding to use for values
 - `retry` (boolean, default `true`): if true, operations are retried upon connecting to a new leader. This disables [snapshot guarantees](https://github.com/Level/abstract-level#iterator) because retries may implicitly use new snapshots. If false, operations are aborted upon disconnect, which means to yield an error on e.g. `db.get()`.
 
+Additionnaly, all the options accepted by [`classic-level`](https://github.com/Level/classic-level#db--new-classiclevellocation-options) are also accepted by `rave-level` but will only have an effect for the leader instance.
+
 The `RaveLevel` class extends `AbstractLevel` and thus follows the public API of [`abstract-level`](https://github.com/Level/abstract-level). As such, the rest of the API is documented in `abstract-level`. The database opens itself but (unlike other `abstract-level` implementations) cannot be re-opened once `db.close()` has been called. Calling `db.open()` would then yield a [`LEVEL_NOT_SUPPORTED`](https://github.com/Level/abstract-level#errors) error.
 
 ### Events
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 18a6f01..814b115 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { AbstractLevel, AbstractDatabaseOptions } from 'abstract-level'
+import { AbstractLevel } from 'abstract-level'
+import { DatabaseOptions as ClassicLevelDatabaseOptions } from 'classic-level'
 
 /**
  * Use a [LevelDB](https://github.com/google/leveldb) database from multiple processes
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export class RaveLevel<KDefault = string, VDefault = string>
  * Options for the {@link RaveLevel} constructor.
  */
 declare interface DatabaseOptions<K, V> extends
-  Omit<AbstractDatabaseOptions<K, V>, 'createIfMissing' | 'errorIfExists'> {
+  ClassicLevelDatabaseOptions<K, V> {
   /**
    * If true, operations are retried upon connecting to a new leader. If false,
    * operations are aborted upon disconnect, which means to yield an error on e.g.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ca741c6..2b95d03 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports.RaveLevel = class RaveLevel extends ManyLevelGuest {
 
     this[kLocation] = path.resolve(location)
     this[kSocketPath] = socketPath(this[kLocation])
-    this[kOptions] = { keyEncoding, valueEncoding }
+    this[kOptions] = options
     this[kConnect] = this[kConnect].bind(this)
     this[kDestroy] = this[kDestroy].bind(this)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9585ec6..9fb4635 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rave-level",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "Use a LevelDB database from multiple processes with seamless failover",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",