diff --git a/lib/prefix_acoltatore.js b/lib/prefix_acoltatore.js
index 12704df..f0c39cc 100644
--- a/lib/prefix_acoltatore.js
+++ b/lib/prefix_acoltatore.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PrefixAscoltatore.prototype.wrapCallback = function(callback, next) {
 
 PrefixAscoltatore.prototype._localToParent = function(topic) {
   var newTopic = this._prefix;
-  newTopic += (topic.indexOf('/') != 0) ? '/' : '';
+  newTopic += (topic.indexOf('/') !== 0) ? '/' : '';
   newTopic += topic;
   debug("rewriting local topic " + topic + " into " + newTopic);
   return newTopic;
diff --git a/test/prefix_ascoltatore_spec.js b/test/prefix_ascoltatore_spec.js
index 345666b..d4ad899 100644
--- a/test/prefix_ascoltatore_spec.js
+++ b/test/prefix_ascoltatore_spec.js
@@ -18,4 +18,15 @@ describe("ascoltatori.PrefixAscoltatore", function() {
       that.instance.publish("/hello", "world");
     });
   });
+
+  it("should pass options through", function(done) {
+    var that = this;
+    var opts = { hello: "world" };
+    this.instance.subscribe("/hello", function(topic, payload, receivedOpts) {
+      expect(receivedOpts).to.eql(opts);
+      done();
+    }, function() {
+      that.instance.publish("/hello", "world", opts);
+    });
+  });
 });