diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c45bf3a..c10e1af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ console.log(result);
 ```
 
 ### config-loader
-An object with a `load`-method which is called with the path of the currently processed file.
+An object with a `load`-method which is called with the path of the currently processed file and additional load configurations for cheerio.
 
 The `load`-method returns an `Array` of replacement-configurations. Each replacement has two properties:
 - `selector`: [Selector](https://github.com/cheeriojs/cheerio#selectors) of the elements to be replaced.
 - `replace`: Function to create and return the new element. It is called with matching [element](https://github.com/cheeriojs/cheerio#attributes) as first argument.
 
+The `loadConfigurations`-object cointains configurations for cheerio
+
 ```js
 function load(filePath) {
   return [{
@@ -50,8 +52,11 @@ function load(filePath) {
   }];
 }
 
+let loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: false};
+
 module.exports = {
-  load: load
+  load: load,
+  loadConfigurations: loadConfigurations
 };
 ```
 
diff --git a/dom-processor.js b/dom-processor.js
index 5c871a8..cae9cf2 100644
--- a/dom-processor.js
+++ b/dom-processor.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var cheerio = require('cheerio');
 
 function DomPocessor(configLoader) {
   this.process = function(html, currentPath) {
-    var $ = cheerio.load(html);
+    var $ = cheerio.load(html, configLoader.loadConfigurations);
     var configs = configLoader.load(currentPath);
     configs.forEach(function(conf) {
       var $el = $(conf.selector);
diff --git a/test/load-configuration.test.js b/test/load-configuration.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b922208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load-configuration.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict';
+var assert = console.assert;
+var DomProcessor = require('../dom-processor');
+
+describe('load configuration', function() {
+
+  var configLoader = {
+    load: function() {
+      return [{
+        selector: 'div',
+        replace: function() {
+          return '<span>&&</span>';
+        }
+      }];
+    }
+  };
+
+  var processor = new DomProcessor(configLoader);
+
+  it('should decode entities (replace & with &amp;)', function() {
+    configLoader.loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: true};
+    var result = processor.process('&&');
+    assert(result === '&amp;&amp;');
+  });
+
+  it('should not decode entities (not replace & with &amp;)', function() {
+    configLoader.loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: false};
+    var result = processor.process('&&');
+    assert(result === '&&');
+  });
+
+  it('should replace <div> with <span> and decode entities', function() {
+    configLoader.loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: true};
+    var result = processor.process('<div></div>');
+
+    assert(result === '<span>&amp;&amp;</span>');
+  });
+
+  it('should replace <div> with <span> and not decode entities', function() {
+    configLoader.loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: false};
+    var result = processor.process('<div></div>');
+
+    assert(result === '<span>&&</span>');
+  });
+
+  it('should leave unmatched elements unchanged and decode entities', function() {
+    configLoader.loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: true};
+    var result = processor.process('<p>&&</p>');
+
+    assert(result === '<p>&amp;&amp;</p>');
+  });
+
+  it('should leave unmatched elements unchanged and not decode entities', function() {
+    configLoader.loadConfigurations = {decodeEntities: false};
+    var result = processor.process('<p>&&</p>');
+
+    assert(result === '<p>&&</p>');
+  });
+});